Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis
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Family Convolvulaceae
Taxonomy: Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis (L.) Ooststr.
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Convolvulus brasiliensis L. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Ipomoea biloba Forssk. (taxonomic synonym)
- Ipomoea brasiliensis (L.) Sweet (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA, CoI, ChI, AR, NT, Qld, CSI, NSW, LHI, NI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ATRP_2020 (2), Crowley_2007 (2), Kooyman_2011 (12), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (19), Sweedman_2006 (3), WAH_2022_2 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 26 traits from 49 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 (1) [sources: Crowley_2007]
fruit morphology
- fruit_width (numerical): 14 mm (10-18 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 14 mm (10-18 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 76.25 mm (30-115 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 72.5 mm (30-110 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 5 cm (2-8 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblong (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): rounded (1); truncate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): climber_herbaceous (2); herb (3) [sources: ATRP_2020; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): creeping (1); prostrate (3) [sources: ATRP_2020; NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Crowley_2007]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 9 mm (6-12 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- seed_width (numerical): 6 mm (5-7 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 14 | 19 | 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/. |
| 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. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | 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/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 4 | 4 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Sweedman_2006 | 1 | 3 | L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079. |
| ATRP_2020 | 2 | 2 | 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. |
| 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). |
| 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. |