Townsonia viridis
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Family Orchidaceae
Taxonomy: Townsonia viridis (Hook.f.) Schltr.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Acianthus viridis Hook.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Tas
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Mokany_2015 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Smith_1996 (120), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (5). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 27 traits from 133 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.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): green (1); red_brown (1) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
- flower_diameter (numerical): 0.7 cm (0.6-0.8 cm) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 697.65 mm2 (67.5-1946.55 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015; Smith_1996]
- leaf_length (numerical): 10.6 mm (10-11 mm) [sources: Smith_1996]
- leaf_width (numerical): 8.4 mm (8-9 mm) [sources: Smith_1996]
- leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 1.2 mg (0.8-1.4 mg) [sources: Smith_1996]
- leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 16.39 g/m2 (16.39-16.39 g/m2) [sources: Smith_1996]
- leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.08 g/g (0.06-0.1 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
- leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 12.76 g/g (9-16.5 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
- leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 11.25 deg (0-35 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
nutrient and stable isotope
- leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 4.43 mg/g (4.43-4.43 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
- leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 2.1 mg/g (2.1-2.1 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith_1996 | 17 | 120 | B. Smith. “Community-level convergence and community structure of temperate Nothofagus forests”. PhD. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1996. url: http://web.nateko.lu.se/personal/benjamin.smith/thesis/thesis.html. |
| eFLOWER_Dun_2022 | 3 | 5 | L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | 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. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Mokany_2015 | 1 | 1 | K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |