Cheiranthera alternifolia

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Pittosporaceae/Cheiranthera

At a glance

Occurrence records1 463

Data sources4

Biological traits26

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Cheiranthera alternifolia's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 463 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources26 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 463 records

01Narrative

Cheiranthera alternifolia, commonly known as finger-flower, is a flowering plant in the family Pittosporaceae. It is a small shrub with deep bluish-purple flowers, yellow stamens and dull green linear shaped leaves. It is found growing in South Australia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTAusTraitsTRY

Size & morphology9

Fruit length18 mm

Leaf length60 mm

Leaf width1.5 mm

Plant height0.5 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 0.5 m · AusTraits: 0.55 m

Seed length1.5 mm

Seed mass0.64 mg

Seed mass max0.64 mg

Seed mass min0.64 mg

Seed width1.75 mm

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeanimal+self

Flowering timennnnnnnnnyyn

Life formsubshrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Sex typehermaphrodite

Habitat & environment7

Climatesubtropical

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formsubshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelinear

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 463 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 112

Museum / vouchered351

Origin

Native674

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 316 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 accuracy82% within 1 km

≤100 m 356≤1 km 420≤10 km 123>10 km 42

941 georeferenced · 171 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 112

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 accuracy44% within 1 km

≤100 m 72≤1 km 77≤10 km 160>10 km 33

342 georeferenced · 9 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence351

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 institutions4 of 6 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Adelaide, AU	271
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	25
Canberra, AU	7
Mount Annan, AU	2
AUAlocation not on record	1
Palmerston, AU	1

6 institutions · 307 of 351 vouchered records shown · 44 without an institution code

Cheiranthera alternifolia

At a glance

Sources4 archives

Size & morphology9

Life cycle & reproduction7

Habitat & environment7

Physiology & chemistry2

Other traits1

Record type1 463 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions4 of 6 geolocated

Record type1 463 records