Hellenia speciosa
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Family Costaceae
Taxonomy: Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Banksea speciosa J.Koenig (basionym)
- Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (doubtfully naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 5 traits from 5 records in 3 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| eFLOWER_Dun_2022 | 2 | 2 | L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |