Malephora crocea
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Family Aizoaceae
Taxonomy: Malephora crocea (Jacq.) Schwantes
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Carpobrotus sp. (taxonomic synonym)
- Mesembryanthemum croceum Jacq. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2024 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 17 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.
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 60 mm (50-70 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_width (numerical): 9 mm (8-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_shape (categorical): triangular (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (1); subshrub (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- seed_width (numerical): 0.8 mm (0.8-0.8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2024 | 12 | 14 | 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/. |
| 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |