Malcolmia africana
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Family Brassicaceae
Taxonomy: Malcolmia africana (L.) W.T.Aiton
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Hesperis africana L. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Wilckia africana (L.) F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Wilkia africana F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Vic (formerly naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 21 records in 2 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): 45 mm (35-55 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 35 mm (10-60 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 17.5 mm (10-25 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblanceolate (1); oblong (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (1); unlobed (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 1.1 mm (1-1.2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.4 m (0.4-0.4 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 14 | 18 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |