Pneumatopteris truncata
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Family Thelypteridaceae
Taxonomy: Pneumatopteris truncata (Poir.) Holttum
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Polypodium truncatum Poir. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Nephrodium truncatum (Gaudich.) C.Presl (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): ChI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: SPRAT_2025_2 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 7 traits from 9 records in 3 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): 1000 mm (800-1200 mm) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (0.8-1.2 m) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |