Morelotia microcarpa

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Family Cyperaceae

Taxonomy: Morelotia microcarpa (S.T.Blake) R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC):

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (22). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 25 records in 2 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): 1.55 mm (1.4-1.7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 1 mm (0.8-1.2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 1 mm (0.8-1.2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): nut (1); nutlet (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 144.5 mm (8-380 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 2 mm (1.5-2.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1); flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

life history

plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
storage_organ (categorical): pseudobulb (1); rhizome_woody (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 0.3 m (0.2-0.4 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
ABRS_2023	12	22	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	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.