Pellaea paradoxa
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Family Pteridaceae
Taxonomy: Pellaea paradoxa (R.Br.) Hook.
Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Adiantum paradoxum R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Allosorus falcatus var. paradoxus (R.Br.) Luerss. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Allosorus paradoxus (R.Br.) Kunze (nomenclatural synonym)
- Hemionitis paradoxa (R.Br.) Christenh. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pellaea paradoxa (R.Br.) Hook. var. paradoxa (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pellaea paradoxa var. normalis Domin (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pellaea paradoxa var. trichophora Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Platyloma brownii J.Sm. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pteris falcata var. paradoxa (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pteris paradoxa (R.Br.) Baker ex Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, LHI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (16), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2023 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 13 traits from 32 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 117.5 mm (20-450 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 18.75 mm (7-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (1); ovate (3); terete (1); widely_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed_crenate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1); scattered (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 9 | 16 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 8 | 10 | 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/. |
| 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. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |