Alysicarpus schomburgkii

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Alysicarpus

At a glance

Occurrence records571

Data sources2

Biological traits28

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources2 archives

Databases and archives Alysicarpus schomburgkii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility571 records↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources28 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF571 records

01Narrative

Alysicarpus schomburgkii is a species of pea (family Fabaceae) found in Australia, in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia. It was first described in 1926 by Anton Schindler from four specimens: two collected at Port Darwin (one by Schomburgk, one by Foelsche) and the others from north Queensland .

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTAusTraitsTRY

Size & morphology9

Fruit length7 mm

Fruit width2 mm

Leaf length91 mm

Leaf width4.5 mm

Plant height0.3 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 0.3 m · AusTraits: 0.65 m

Plant height max0.3 m

Seed length1.6 mm

Seed mass1.59 mg

Seed width1.5 mm

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeself

Flowering timenyyyyyynnnnn

Life spanannual

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typelegume

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesscompound

Leaf shapeelliptical lanceolate linear

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type571 records

Wild obs. + sensor242

Museum / vouchered317

Other12

Origin

Native35

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 588 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 146

146 georeferenced · 96 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor242

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy34% within 1 km

≤100 m 74≤1 km 15≤10 km 150>10 km 24

263 georeferenced · 54 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence317

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions9 of 12 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Palmerston, AU	127
Brisbane, AU	59
Canberra, AU	46
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	26
Kensington, AU	20
Mount Annan, AU	12
Smithfield, AU	10
Adelaide, AU	5
Kew, GB	3
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	3
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	3
Saint Louis, US	3

12 institutions · 317 of 317 vouchered records shown

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