Meryta latifolia
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Family Araliaceae
Taxonomy: Meryta latifolia (Endl.) Seem.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Aralia macrophylla A.Cunn. ex Loudon (taxonomic synonym)
- Botryodendrum latifolium Endl. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): NI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (20), ANBG_2019 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 19 traits from 28 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): dioecious (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 5.5 mm (5-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 5.5 mm (5-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 5.5 mm (5-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 625 mm (500-750 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 275 mm (250-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): oblanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); rounded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 25.81 mg (25.81-25.81 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 5.5 m (5-6 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 14 | 20 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| ANBG_2019 | 1 | 1 | Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |