Orbea variegata
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Family Apocynaceae
Taxonomy: Orbea variegata (L.) Haw.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Stapelia variegata L. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (7), NHNSW_2024 (3), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2023 (6), WAH_2022_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 13 traits from 25 records in 8 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): 80 mm (60-120 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
- fruit_type (categorical): follicle (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): decussate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
seed morphology
- seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.15 m (0.15-0.15 m) [sources: SAH_2014]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 6 | 7 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| SAH_2023 | 6 | 6 | S. 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_2024 | 2 | 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 December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.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. |
| SAH_2014 | 1 | 1 | J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |