Commersonia amystia

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Commersonia

At a glance

Occurrence records47

Data sources4

Biological traits33

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Commersonia amystia's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility47 records↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources33 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF47 records

01Narrative

Habit Commersonia amystia is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and endemic to eastern Australia. It is a dwarf shrub with narrow egg-shaped leaves that are densely covered with star-like hairs on the lower surface, and has flowers with five white sepals that turn pink as they age, and five smaller white petals.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFT

Size & morphology13

Fruit length9 mm

Fruit width12.25 mm

Leaf length17.2 mm

Leaf length max2.5 mm

Leaf length min0.8 mm

Leaf width5.35 mm

Leaf width max9.2 mm

Leaf width min1.5 mm

Petiole length0.165 cm

Plant height0.2 m

Plant height max0.3 m

Plant height min0.1 m

Seed mass1.02 mg

Life cycle & reproduction9

Dehiscencedehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering endNov

Flowering startOct

Life formsubshrub

Life spanperennial

Reproductive maturity3 years

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapenarrowly_ovate ovate spathulate

Woodinesswoody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type47 records

Wild obs. + sensor2

Museum / vouchered41

Cultivated / captive4

Origin

Native7

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO92 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 accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤10 km 1

2 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor2

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 9≤1 km 2≤10 km 11>10 km 3

25 georeferenced · 16 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence41

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 4

4 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living4

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 institutions6 of 7 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Armidale, AU	13
Brisbane, AU	11
Canberra, AU	8
Mount Annan, AU	6
Kensington, AU	1
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	1
Palmerston, AU	1

7 institutions · 41 of 41 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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