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Malvella leprosa

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Family Malvaceae

Taxonomy: Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.

Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Malva hederacea Douglas (taxonomic synonym)
  • Malva leprosa Ortega (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Malvella leprosa var. hederacea W.T.Parsons & Cuthbertson (taxonomic synonym)
  • Sida hederacea (Douglas) Torr. ex A.Gray (taxonomic synonym)
  • Sida leprosa (Ortega) K.Schum. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Sida leprosa (Ortega) K.Schum. var. leprosa (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Sida leprosa var. hederacea (Douglas) K.Schum. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), NSW (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: NHNSW_2014_2 (2), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (11), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 36 records in 7 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): mericarp (1); schizocarp (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 21.25 mm (10-35 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 28.75 mm (10-45 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): ovate (1); reniform (2); widely_ovate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); cuneate (1); oblique (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); erect (1); prostrate (1) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
SAH_20231012S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
RBGV_2023911VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202244S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.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.