AusTraits

Lindsaea obtusa

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Family Lindsaeaceae

Taxonomy: Lindsaea obtusa Hook.

Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Lindsaea decomposita f. simplex Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lindsaea decomposita var. contigua Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lindsaya decomposita f. simplex Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lindsaya decomposita var. contigua Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Synaphlebium obtusum J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Lindsaea decomposita Willd. (pro parte misapplied)
  • Lindsaea lobata Poir. (misapplied)
  • Lindsaya lobata F.Muell. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): Qld

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (13), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 12 traits from 31 records in 6 datasets.

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

leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 78.75 mm (5-220 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 9.25 mm (5-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): deltate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed_crenate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_2023713Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2023710N. 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/.
NHNSW_202233N. 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/.
ABRS_202222Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.