Polygala orbicularis

Benth. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Polygalaceae/Polygala

At a glance

Occurrence records504

Data sources2

Biological traits28

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources2 archives

Databases and archives Polygala orbicularis's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility504 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page2 sections

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Traits & measurements4 literature sources28 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF504 records

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology11

Fruit length3.4 mm

Fruit width3.75 mm

Leaf length23 mm

Leaf width25.5 mm

Petiole length0.25 cm

Plant height0.12 m

Plant height max0.5 m

Plant height min0 m

Seed length2.95 mm

Seed mass7.68 mg

Seed width1.75 mm

Life cycle & reproduction5

Dispersal typeanimal

Life spanannual

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeorbicular widely_obovate widely_ovate

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type504 records

Wild obs. + sensor371

Museum / vouchered133

Origin

Native22

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 364 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 accuracy99% within 1 km

≤100 m 116≤1 km 2≤10 km 1

119 georeferenced · 252 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor371

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 22≤1 km 14≤10 km 57>10 km 11

104 georeferenced · 29 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence133

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 9 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	59
Canberra, AU	20
Brisbane, AU	12
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	10
Mount Annan, AU	10
Adelaide, AU	6
Kew, GB	5
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	4
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2

9 institutions · 128 of 133 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code

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