Prostanthera ringens
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Family Lamiaceae
Taxonomy: Prostanthera ringens Benth.
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Prostanthera leichhardtii Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
- Prostanthera lepidota C.T.White (taxonomic synonym)
- Prostanthera rigens F.Muell. (orthographic variant)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), Sjostrom_2006 (6), Wenk_2022 (4), Wenk_2023 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 21 traits from 33 records in 7 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
- flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); green (1); red_brown (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 10.5 mm (6-15 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4 mm (2-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.15 cm (0-0.3 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_obovate (1); oblong (1); obovate (1); ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): bushy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.7 mg (1.7-1.7 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 2 m (2-2 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 10 | 13 | 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/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 3 | 6 | 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. |
| 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 | 4 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 3 | 3 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |
| ANBG_2019 | 1 | 1 | Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/. |