Hovea heterophylla

A.Cunn. ex Hook.f. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Hovea

At a glance

Occurrence records10 529

Data sources7

Biological traits35

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Hovea heterophylla's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility10 529 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources35 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF10 529 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Hovea heterophylla, commonly known as creeping hovea, is a small shrub with linear leaves and purple-violet pea flowers. It is found in all states other than Western Australia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology14

Fruit length8 mm

Leaf length20 mm

Leaf length max0.3 mm

Leaf length min0.1 mm

Leaf size196 mm²

Leaf width10 mm

Leaf width max0.3 mm

Leaf width min0.1 mm

Petiole length0.225 cm

Plant height1 m

Plant height max1 m

Seed length3.9 mm

Seed mass17.2 mg

Seed width2.97 mm

Life cycle & reproduction8

Dehiscencedehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal+self

Flowering timennnnnnnyyynn

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Reproductive maturity2.5 years

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typelegume

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · AusTraits: subshrub · TRY: shrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelanceolate linear narrowly_elliptical orbicular ovate

Woodinesswoody

⚠ sources differ — TRY: woody · AusTraits: woody_root · GIFT: woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Hovea heterophylla has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Hovea heterophylla carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records18–182n range18median18mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 182×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — SANDS, V. E. 1975. The cytoevolution of the Australian Papilionaceae. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 100: 118–155.

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Sands 1975

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type10 529 records

Wild obs. + sensor9 488

Museum / vouchered1 022

Cultivated / captive15

Other4

Origin

Native177

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO19 600 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 accuracy94% within 1 km

≤100 m 5 861≤1 km 1 880≤10 km 383>10 km 92

8 216 georeferenced · 1 272 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor9 488

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 accuracy35% within 1 km

≤100 m 88≤1 km 230≤10 km 467>10 km 116

901 georeferenced · 121 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 022

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 13≤1 km 2

15 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living15

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 institutions14 of 19 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	365
Canberra, AU	190
Mount Annan, AU	153
Brisbane, AU	78
Hobart, AU	74
Armidale, AU	66
Adelaide, AU	33
Parkville, AU	13
QVMAGlocation not on record	13
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	10
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	7
Kew, GB	6
LDlocation not on record	4
Stockholm, SE	2
Wollongong, AU	2
Wellington, NZ	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Palmerston, AU	1
Smithfield, AU	1

19 institutions · 1 020 of 1 022 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

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Hovea heterophylla

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology14

Life cycle & reproduction8

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry2

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type10 529 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions14 of 19 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type10 529 records