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Acacia verniciflua

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Acacia verniciflua A.Cunn.

Synonyms: 15 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Acacia binervata Dehnh. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia gracilis Dehnh. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia leprosa (Seymour variant) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia leprosa (third variant) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia leprosa var. binervis F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia leprosa var. tenuifolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia reclinata Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia reclinata F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia reclinata var. binervis F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia verniciflua (common variant) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia verniciflua (first variant) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia verniciflua A.Cunn. var. verniciflua (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Acacia verniciflua var. pendula Seem. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia virgata Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Racosperma vernicifluum (A.Cunn.) Pedley (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (16), Atkinson_2020_2 (10), Burrows_2001 (20), Cheal_2017 (8), Chen_2017 (4), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Gallagher_2011_3 (1), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (5), Kew_2019_4 (1), Kew_2019_6 (3), Manea_2011 (1), Maslin_2012 (13), McGlone_2015 (6), Meers_2007 (11), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), NSWFRD_2014 (9), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (14), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Staples_2019 (80), Tng_2013 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (57), Williams_2011 (8), Wright_2000 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 74 traits from 359 records in 37 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
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (6); resprouts (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): andromonoecious (1); hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 80 mm (25-120 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (4) [sources: Chen_2017; Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 439.77 mm2 (134-1060.29 mm2) [sources: Atkinson_2020_2; Burrows_2001; Meers_2007; Mokany_2015; Staples_2019; Tng_2013]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 85 mm (20-150 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 15.75 mm (2-30 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 37.27 mg (17.7-72 mg) [sources: Burrows_2001; Staples_2019]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 128.43 g/m2 (93.74-177.22 g/m2) [sources: Atkinson_2020_2; Burrows_2001; Gallagher_2011_3; Meers_2007; Staples_2019; Tng_2013]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (4); lanceolate (4); linear (3); narrowly_elliptical (4); narrowly_oblong (2); oblanceolate (2); oblong (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Burrows_2001; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: Maslin_2012; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1); phyllode (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (8); tree (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; Maslin_2012; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (3) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (9) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Maslin_2012; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Maslin_2012]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Meers_2007]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); endozoochory (1); myrmecochory (4); zoochory (3) [sources: Draper_2023; Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); invertebrates (3); passive (1); vertebrates (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnyyynn (3); nnnnnnyyyyyn (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (5) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -32.16 {delta}[ppth] (-32.16--32.16 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Tng_2013]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 11.38 mg (3.19-17.64 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Meers_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 4.62 mm (3.5-5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (2); ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.7 mg/mm3 (0.62-0.81 mg/mm3) [sources: Staples_2019; Tng_2013]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Staples_2019480T. Staples, J. M. Dwyer, J. R. England, and M. M. Mayfield. “Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28.10 (2019), pp. 1417-1429. doi: 10.1111/geb.12962.
White_20201957M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Burrows_2001520G. E. Burrows. “Comparative anatomy of the photosynthetic organs of 39 xeromorphic species from subhumid New South Wales, Australia”. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162 (2001), pp. 411-430. doi: 10.1086/319579.
RBGV_20231117VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_20231116Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
SAH_2023914S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Maslin_20121013B. 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/.
Meers_20071111T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
Atkinson_2020_2210J. Atkinson. “Unpublished data: Investigation of how leaf traits may determine ecological restoration outcomes, University of New South Wales”. 2020.
NSWFRD_201489B. 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.
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.
Cheal_201788D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Williams_201188R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
Jordan_200166G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
Tng_201366D. Y. P. Tng, G. J. Jordan, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Plant traits demonstrate that temperate and tropical giant Eucalypt forests are ecologically convergent with rainforest not savanna”. PLoS ONE 8 (2013), p. e84378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084378.
Kew_2019_115Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
NHNSW_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Chen_201744Chen, 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.
NHNSW_202244N. 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/.
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.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Kew_2019_613Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
Mokany_201522K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Gallagher_2011_311R. V. Gallagher, M. R. Leishman, J. T. Miller, C. Hui, D. M. Richardson, J. Suda, and P. Travnicek. “Invasiveness in introduced Australian acacias: The role of species traits and genome size”. Diversity and Distributions 17 (2011), pp. 884-897. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00805.x.
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/.
Manea_201111A. Manea. “Unpublished data: Dispersal appendage data for Acacia via Worldwide Wattle, Macquarie University”. 2011.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.