Pterostylis major
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Family Orchidaceae
Taxonomy: Pterostylis major (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Bunochilus major D.L.Jones (nomenclatural synonym)
- Bunochilus majus D.L.Jones (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): NSW
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (5), NHNSW_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 20 records in 4 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): capsule (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 24 mm (8-40 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 6 mm (4-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.4 cm (0.4-0.4 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): convolute (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rosette (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 10 | 12 | 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/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 5 | 5 | 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |