Gynochthodes podistra
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Family Rubiaceae
Taxonomy: Gynochthodes podistra (Halford & A.J.Ford) Razafim. & B.Bremer
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Morinda podistra Halford & A.J.Ford (nomenclatural synonym)
- Morinda sp. (Mt Lewis L.W.Jessup+ GJM228) (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ATRP_2020 (3), Cooper_2013 (12), Kooyman_2011 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 19 traits from 30 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 9 mm (8-10 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_width (numerical): 10 mm (8-12 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 62.5 mm (25-100 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_width (numerical): 18.5 mm (7-30 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): climber_herbaceous (3); climber_woody (1); shrub (2) [sources: ATRP_2020; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- plant_climbing_mechanism (categorical): twining (1) [sources: ATRP_2020]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (1); sprawling (1) [sources: ATRP_2020]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnnyy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 2.75 mm (1-4 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
- seed_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper_2013 | 9 | 12 | W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272. |
| Kooyman_2011 | 8 | 12 | R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x. |
| ATRP_2020 | 3 | 3 | F. A. Zich, B. P. Hyland, T. Whiffin, and R. A. Kerrigan. Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. 2020. url: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |