Haplopteris ensiformis

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Family Pteridaceae

Taxonomy: Haplopteris ensiformis (Sw.) E.H.Crane

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Vittaria ensiformis Sw. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): NT, Qld

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2023 (9), Crowley_2007 (2), Metcalfe_2009 (16), NHNSW_2022 (2), NHNSW_2023 (9), NTH_2023 (11), Nano_2011 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 30 traits from 56 records in 9 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response

resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (3) [sources: Crowley_2007; Metcalfe_2009; Nano_2011]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 1440 mm2 (1440-1440 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
leaf_length (numerical): 291.67 mm (50-500 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 4.08 mm (2-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2); narrowly_elliptical (1); narrowly_oblanceolate (1); strap-shaped (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Wenk_2023]
plant_growth_substrate (categorical): epiphyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
root_structure (categorical): mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
seedbank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Nano_2011]
serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (1) [sources: Nano_2011]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): belowground_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
bud_bank_location (categorical): none (2) [sources: Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0 mg (0-0 mg) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersal_unit (categorical): spore (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

whole plant morphology

plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Metcalfe_2009	16	16	E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x.
NTH_2023	9	11	D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
ABRS_2023	7	9	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2023	7	9	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Nano_2011	4	4	C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
Crowley_2007	2	2	G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
NHNSW_2022	2	2	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.