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Acacia aulacocarpa

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Acacia aulacocarpa A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Acacia aulacocarpa A.Cunn. ex Benth. var. aulacocarpa (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Acacia aulacocarpa subsp. E (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia aulacocarpa var. fruticosa C.T.White (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia leptophleba Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Racosperma aulacocarpum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Racosperma aulacocarpum var. fruticosum (C.T.White) Pedley (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (18), ATRP_2020 (1), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Cooper_2013 (15), Gross_2005 (4), Grubb_1996 (3), Grubb_2008 (1), Ilic_2000 (5), Kanowski_2000 (180), Kew_2019_1 (6), Kew_2019_4 (1), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kew_2019_6 (2), Kooyman_2011 (12), Lord_1997 (4), Maslin_2012 (15), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (13), NSWFRD_2014 (7), NTH_2014 (17), Schmidt_2003 (19), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stewart_1995 (6), Tomlinson_2013 (19), Tomlinson_2019 (361), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wills_2018 (60), Wright_2000 (9), Wright_2008 (8), Zanne_2009 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 91 traits from 814 records in 34 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): monoecious (2) [sources: Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 52.5 mm (15-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 11.5 mm (8-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (5) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1); red (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2217.3 mm2 (1073-4400 mm2) [sources: Kanowski_2000; Tomlinson_2013; Wright_2008]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 92 mm (30-185 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2014]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 18.4 mm (7-35 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2014]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 107.46 g/m2 (32.58-160.48 g/m2) [sources: Kanowski_2000; Tomlinson_2013; Tomlinson_2019; Wills_2018; Wright_2008]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 8.95 mm2/mg (8.95-8.95 mm2/mg) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.65 g/g (0.65-0.65 g/g) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.15 g/g (0.05-0.28 g/g) [sources: Schmidt_2003; Tomlinson_2013]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); falcate (3); narrowly_elliptical (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2014]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2014]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1); phyllode (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (5); tree (11) [sources: ABRS_2022; ATRP_2020; Cooper_2013; Grubb_1996; Kooyman_2011; Lord_1997; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Schmidt_2003; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2022; Schmidt_2003; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (3) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NTH_2014; Tomlinson_2013]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Schmidt_2003; Wright_2008]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): hydrochory (1); myrmecochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Grubb_1996; Kew_2019_5; Lord_1997]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); birds (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; Lord_1997]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nyyyyynnnnnn (1); nyyyyyyynnnn (1); yyyynnnnnnnn (2); yyyyyynnnnnn (1); yyyyyyyyyynn (1) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2014]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 24.23 mg/g (7.84-33.7 mg/g) [sources: Grubb_2008; Kanowski_2000; Schmidt_2003; Tomlinson_2013; Tomlinson_2019; Wills_2018; Wright_2008]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.16 mg/g (0.69-3.43 mg/g) [sources: Kanowski_2000; Tomlinson_2013; Tomlinson_2019; Wills_2018; Wright_2008]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.24 {delta}[ppth] (-31.18--27.3 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schmidt_2003; Stewart_1995]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 19.1 mg (12.05-29.9 mg) [sources: Grubb_1996; Kew_2019_1; Lord_1997]
  • seed_length (numerical): 4.45 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; NTH_2014]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3.25 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; NTH_2014]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (3); ovoid (1); ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NTH_2014]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.61 mg/mm3 (0.58-0.86 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Kooyman_2011; Zanne_2009]
  • stem_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.2 g/g (0.2-0.2 g/g) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 8.92 m (0.5-15 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2014]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Tomlinson_201911361K. W. Tomlinson, F. J. Sterck, E. R. M. Barbosa, S. de Bie, H. H. T. Prins, and F. van Langevelde. “Seedling growth of savanna tree species from three continents under grass competition and nutrient limitation in a greenhouse experiment”. Journal of Ecology 107.3 (2019), pp. 1051-1066. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13085.
Kanowski_200023180J. Kanowski. “Ecological determinants of the distribution and abundance of the folivorous marsupials endemic to the rainforests of the Atherton uplands, north Queensland.”. PhD. James Cook University, Townsville, 1999.
Wills_20181560J. Wills, J. Herbohn, J. Hu, S. Sohel, J. Baynes, and J. Firn. “Tree leaf trade-offs are stronger for sub-canopy trees: leaf traits reveal little about growth rates in canopy trees”. Ecological Applications 28.4 (2018), pp. 1116-1125. doi: 10.1002/eap.1715.
Schmidt_2003919S. Schmidt and G. R. Stewart. “d15N values of tropical savanna and monsoon forest species reflect root specialisations and soil nitrogen status”. Oecologia 134 (2003), pp. 569-577. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-1150-y.
Tomlinson_20131919K. W. Tomlinson, L. Poorter, F. J. Sterck, F. Borghetti, D. Ward, S. de Bie, and F. van Langevelde. “Leaf adaptations of evergreen and deciduous trees of semi-arid and humid savannas on three continents”. Journal of Ecology 101 (2013), pp. 430-440. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12056.
ABRS_20231218Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NTH_20141217Northern Territory Herbarium. Flora of the Darwin Region Online. 2014. url: http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/plants-and-animals/herbarium/darwin_flora_online.
Cooper_20131215W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Maslin_20121115B. Maslin. WATTLE, Interactive Identification of Australian Acacia. Version 2. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, 2014.
NHNSW_2023813N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Kooyman_20111112R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
Wright_200099I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
Wright_200888I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Trait data for Northern Territory savanna species, Macquarie University”. 2008.
NSWFRD_201477B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Kew_2019_116Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Stewart_199516G. Stewart, M. Turnbull, S. Schmidt, and P. Erskine. “13C natural abundance in plant communities along a rainfall gradient: a biological integrator of water availability”. Functional Plant Biology 22.1 (1995), pp. 51-55. doi: 10.1071/pp9950051.
Chen_201755Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010.
Ilic_200015J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
NHNSW_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Gross_200544C. L. Gross. “A comparison of the sexual systems in the trees from the Australian tropics with other tropical biomes-more monoecy but why?”. American Journal of Botany 92.6 (2005), pp. 907-919. doi: 10.3732/ajb.92.6.907.
Lord_199744J. Lord, J. Egan, T. Clifford, E. Jurado, M. Leishman, D. Williams, and M. Westoby. “Larger seeds in tropical floras: Consistent patterns independent of growth form and dispersal mode”. Journal of Biogeography 24 (1997), pp. 205-211. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1997.00126.x.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Clarke_201533P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
Grubb_199633P. J. Grubb and D. J. Metcalfe. “Adaptation and inertia in the Australian tropical lowland rain-forest flora: Contradictory trends in intergeneric and intrageneric comparisons of seed size in relation to light demand”. Functional Ecology 10 (1996), pp. 512-520. doi: 10.2307/2389944.
NHNSW_202233N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Kew_2019_612Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ATRP_202011F. A. Zich, B. P. Hyland, T. Whiffin, and R. A. Kerrigan. Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. 2020. url: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html.
Grubb_200811P. J. Grubb, R. V. Jackson, I. M. Barberis, J. N. Bee, D. A. Coomes, N. J. Dominy, M. A. S. D. L. Fuente, P. W. Lucas, D. J. Metcalfe, J. Svenning, I. M. Turner, and O. Vargas. “Monocot leaves are eaten less than dicot leaves in tropical lowland rain forests: Correlations with toughness and leaf presentation”. Annals of Botany 101 (2008), pp. 1379-1389. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcn047.
Kew_2019_411Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Oil content data from Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kew_2019_511Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Zanne_200911A. E. Zanne, G. Lopez-Gonzalez, D. A. Coomes, J. Ilic, S. Jansen, S. L. Lewis, R. B. Miller, N. G. Swenson, M. C. Wiemann, and J. Chave. “Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum”. Dryad Digital Repository (2009). doi: 10.5061/dryad.234.