Hydrocleys nymphoides
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Family Alismataceae
Taxonomy: Hydrocleys nymphoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Buchenau
Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Hydrocleis nymphoides Buchenau (orthographic variant)
- Hydrocleys commersonii Rich. (taxonomic synonym)
- Limnocharis humboldtii Rich. (taxonomic synonym)
- Stratiotes nymphoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (5), ABRS_2023 (11), NHNSW_2024 (7), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 26 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): 15 mm (15-15 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 82.5 mm (30-135 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 75 mm (30-120 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 40.38 cm (1.5-60 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); orbicular (2); ovate (1); terete (1); widely_ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); sheathing (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): dense (1); mat-forming (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 9 | 11 | 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_2024 | 6 | 7 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 5 | 5 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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. |