Osbeckia chinensis var. chinensis
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Family Melastomataceae
Taxonomy: Osbeckia chinensis L. var. chinensis
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): NT, Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 21 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.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 6 mm (6-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 4 mm (4-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 4 mm (4-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 42.5 mm (25-60 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (1); perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2); woody_base (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_shape (categorical): sinusoidal (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.6 m (0.6-0.6 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 13 | 15 | 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. |
| 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |