Acrothamnus spathaceus
Explore the data for this taxon in the portal
Family Ericaceae
Taxonomy: Acrothamnus spathaceus (Pedley) Quinn
Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Leucopogon sp. 1 (taxonomic synonym)
- Leucopogon sp. 5 (Echo Point) (taxonomic synonym)
- Leucopogon sp. 5 (Echo Point; M.Olsen 801) (taxonomic synonym)
- Leucopogon sp. 7 (Mt. Mulligan) (taxonomic synonym)
- Leucopogon sp. Echo Point (M.Olsen 801) (taxonomic synonym)
- Leucopogon sp. Mt. Mulligan (J.R.Clarkson 5768) (taxonomic synonym)
- Leucopogon spathaceus Pedley (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Cooper_2013 (14), Kooyman_2011 (13), Read_2005 (36), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 26 traits from 66 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_width (numerical): 4 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 20.06 mm2 (13.6-35.3 mm2) [sources: Read_2005]
- leaf_length (numerical): 12.5 mm (5-20 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3 mm (1-5 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 205.04 g/m2 (194.17-220.75 g/m2) [sources: Read_2005]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: Kooyman_2011; Read_2005]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2); tree (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
- dispersers (categorical): birds (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- flowering_time (categorical): yyynnnnnnyyy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
nutrient and stable isotope
- leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 10.34 mg/g (8.54-12.3 mg/g) [sources: Read_2005]
- leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.26 mg/g (0.22-0.32 mg/g) [sources: Read_2005]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
- seed_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 10 m (10-10 m) [sources: Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read_2005 | 8 | 36 | J. Read, G. D. Sanson, and B. B. Lamont. “Leaf mechanical properties in sclerophyll woodland and shrubland on contrasting soils”. Plant and Soil 276 (2005), pp. 95-113. doi: 10.1007/s11104-005-3343-8. |
| Cooper_2013 | 11 | 14 | W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272. |
| Kooyman_2011 | 9 | 13 | R. 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. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |