Microsorum punctatum
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Family Polypodiaceae
Taxonomy: Microsorum punctatum (L.) Copel.
Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Acrostichum punctatum L. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Microsorium punctatum K.A.W.Williams (orthographic variant)
- Pleopeltis irioides (Poir.) T.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
- Polypodium irioides Poir. (taxonomic synonym)
- Polypodium irioides Poir. var. irioides (taxonomic synonym)
- Polypodium irioides f. cristatum (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
- Polypodium irioides f. cristratum F.M.Bailey (orthographic variant)
- Polypodium punctatum (L.) Sw. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Polypodium punctatum f. cristatum (F.M.Bailey) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Polypodium punctatum f. cristratum F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): ChI, Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 13 traits from 17 records in 4 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 700 mm (270-1130 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 68.5 mm (27-110 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_elliptical (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): scattered (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 10 | 12 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 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. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |