Parsonsia larcomensis
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Family Apocynaceae
Taxonomy: Parsonsia larcomensis J.B.Williams
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Parsonsia sp. (Mt Wheeler G.N.Batianoff WH9108023) (taxonomic synonym)
- Parsonsia sp. 1 (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (22), ATRP_2020 (2), Kooyman_2011 (12), SPRAT_2025_2 (6), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 31 traits from 52 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.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 90 mm (70-110 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 0.8 mm (0.5-1.1 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 0.8 mm (0.5-1.1 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 27.75 mm (10-45 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_width (numerical): 14.5 mm (4-22 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.5 cm (0.3-0.7 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): ovate (1); widely_elliptical (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); rounded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (1); climber_herbaceous (1); climber_woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; ATRP_2020; Kooyman_2011; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): semi_woody (1); woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): creeping (1); prostrate (1) [sources: ATRP_2020; SPRAT_2025_2]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- flowering_time (categorical): yyyyynnnnnnn (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): stem_buds (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- seed_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 16 | 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. |
| Kooyman_2011 | 8 | 12 | R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x. |
| SPRAT_2025_2 | 6 | 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. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x. |
| 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. |
| ATRP_2020 | 2 | 2 | F. A. Zich, B. P. Hyland, T. Whiffin, and R. A. Kerrigan. Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. 2020. url: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html. |
| 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. |