leaf_compoundness

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• Label: Leaf compoundness
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0011316
• Type: categorical
• Definition: A leaf shape trait [TO:0000492] which is whether a leaf [PO:0025034] is a simple leaf [PO:0020042] or is divided into leaflets [PO:0020049] making it a compound leaf [PO:0020043].;A binary trait that indicates whether a leaf lamina is simple or divided into discontinuous leaflets (compound).
• Additional comments: See also the trait 'leaf_division' for more detailed leaf compoundness trait values. Note that there might be some species that grade from deeply lobed simple leaves (see trait `leaf_lobation`) to compound leaves.
• Allowed values:

  value	description
  compound	A leaf that is divided into multiple leaflets. [PO:0020043]
  simple	A leaf with a single undivided blade. [PO:0020042]

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0011316) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 31,594 records. This includes:

• data for 18,947 species.
• data for 282 families.
• data from 37 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)