Tmesipteris truncata
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Family Psilotaceae
Taxonomy: Tmesipteris truncata (R.Br.) Desv.
Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Bernhardia truncata (R.Br.) Müll.Berol. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Psilotum truncatum R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Tmesipteris oblanceolata Copel. (taxonomic synonym)
- Tmesipteris tannensis var. truncata (R.Br.) Domin (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Tmesipteris tannensis (Spreng.) Bernh. (misapplied)
- Tmesipteris tannensis (Spreng.) Bernh. (pro parte misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, LHI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (9), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (1), NHNSW_2023 (7), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 13 traits from 24 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.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 20.75 mm (8-35 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3.38 mm (1.5-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): oblong (1); strap-shaped (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): spiral (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1); lycophyte (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): epiphyte (2); terrestrial (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 7 | 9 | 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 | 5 | 7 | 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 | 3 | 3 | 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/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 1 | 1 | 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_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |