Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum
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Family Piperaceae
Taxonomy: Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum (Endl.) de Lange
Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Macropiper excelsum f. psittacorum (Endl.) A.C.Sm. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Macropiper excelsum subsp. psittacorum (Endl.) Sykes (nomenclatural synonym)
- Macropiper excelsum var. majus (Cheeseman) Allan (taxonomic synonym)
- Macropiper excelsum var. psittacorum (Endl.) Laing (nomenclatural synonym)
- Macropiper psittacorum (Endl.) Miq. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Piper excelsum var. majus Cheeseman (taxonomic synonym)
- Piper excelsum var. psittacorum (Endl.) C.DC. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Piper psittacorum Endl. (basionym)
Distribution (APC): LHI, NI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (16), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 42 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.
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 90 mm (80-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 90 mm (80-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 3.5 cm (2-5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): orbicular (2); widely_ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (2); rounded (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): epiphyte (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.5 m (1.5-1.5 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 13 | 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 | 12 | 15 | 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 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | 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/. |
| 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. |