Miconia calvescens
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Family Melastomataceae
Taxonomy: Miconia calvescens DC.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ATRP_2020 (1), Cooper_2013 (12), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (22), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 28 traits from 41 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.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 5 mm (5-5 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_width (numerical): 5 mm (5-5 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_type (categorical): berry (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_colour (categorical): black (1); blue (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 235 mm (170-300 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 110 mm (70-150 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 4 cm (2-6 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblong (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); obtuse (1); rounded (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_serrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2); tree (4) [sources: ATRP_2020; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- dispersers (categorical): birds (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnynnnnnnnnn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 0.5 mm (0.5-0.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 0.4 mm (0.4-0.4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 9.75 m (1-15 m) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 18 | 22 | N. 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/. |
| Cooper_2013 | 10 | 12 | W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | N. 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/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| ATRP_2020 | 1 | 1 | F. A. Zich, B. P. Hyland, T. Whiffin, and R. A. Kerrigan. Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. 2020. url: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |