Parapolystichum calanthum

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Family Dryopteridaceae

Taxonomy: Parapolystichum calanthum (Endl.) J.J.S.Gardner & Nagalingum

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Lastreopsis calantha (Endl.) Tindale (nomenclatural synonym)
Nephrodium calanthum Endl. (nomenclatural synonym)

Misapplied names: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)

Aspidium capense (L.f.) Sw. (misapplied)
Aspidium coriaceum (Sw.) Sw. (misapplied)
Aspidium decompositum (R.Br.) Spreng. (misapplied)
Aspidium tenerum (R.Br.) Spreng. (misapplied)
Lastreopsis decomposita (R.Br.) Tindale (pro parte misapplied)
Nephrodium microsorum Endl. (misapplied)
Polystichum adiantiforme (G.Forst.) J.Sm. (misapplied)
Rumohra adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Ching (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): NI

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (21), Fonseca_2000 (5), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (8), NSWFRD_2014 (6), RBGV_2022 (2), RBGV_2023 (7), SPRAT_2025_2 (6), Smith_1996 (170), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 48 traits from 256 records in 13 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response

resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 152.62 mm2 (31.4-426.8 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Smith_1996]
leaf_length (numerical): 278.85 mm (10-900 mm) [sources: Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SPRAT_2025_2]
leaf_width (numerical): 143.99 mm (4-500 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; SPRAT_2025_2]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 8.46 mg (3.56-22.5 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Smith_1996]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 54.38 g/m2 (32.79-68.77 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Smith_1996]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.4 g/g (0.38-0.41 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.51 g/g (1.42-1.65 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); oblong (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (3); lobed_deep (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 20 deg (0-45 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Fonseca_2000; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): creeping (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
bud_bank_location (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 21.7 mg/g (16.01-27.4 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.7 mg/g (1.52-1.88 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]

whole plant morphology

plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Smith_1996	17	170	B. Smith. “Community-level convergence and community structure of temperate Nothofagus forests”. PhD. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1996. url: http://web.nateko.lu.se/personal/benjamin.smith/thesis/thesis.html.
ABRS_2023	8	21	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
White_2020	19	19	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_2023	7	8	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/.
RBGV_2023	7	7	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_2022	3	6	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NSWFRD_2014	6	6	B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
SPRAT_2025_2	4	6	F. D. of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water. Species Profile and Threats Database. 2025. url: https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl.
Fonseca_2000	5	5	C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
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/.
RBGV_2022	2	2	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.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.