Aegiceras corniculatum

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Family Primulaceae

Taxonomy: Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)

Aegiceras fragrans K.D.Koenig (nomenclatural synonym)
Aegiceras majus Gaertn. (nomenclatural synonym)
Rhizophora corniculata L. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld, NSW, LHI

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (21), Brock_1993 (10), Bryant_2021_3 (61), Cooper_2013 (11), Hughes_1992 (3), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kew_2019_3 (4), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kubiak_2009 (1), MacinnisNg_2004 (44), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (14), NSWFRD_2014 (6), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (9), Pickup_2021 (3), Santini_2013 (36), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stuart_2007 (2), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Wright_2000 (6), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (22). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 91 traits from 298 records in 29 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 (1); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (2) [sources: Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Pickup_2021]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 38.25 mm (20-80 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4); follicle (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3); indehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_colour (categorical): green (1); pink (1); red (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 65.83 mm (30-115 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 31 mm (15-54 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; NHNSW_2023]
petiole_length (numerical): 0.85 cm (0.5-1.2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 133.29 g/m2 (103.5-169.1 g/m2) [sources: Bryant_2021_3]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.83 g/g (1.12-2.63 g/g) [sources: Bryant_2021_3]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); obovate (3); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: Brock_1993; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Kew_2019_3; White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (9); tree (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Brock_1993; Bryant_2021_3; Cooper_2013; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; Pickup_2021; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Brock_1993; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): hydrochory (3) [sources: Kew_2019_5; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): water (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnnn (1); nnnnnnyyyyyy (1); nnnnnyyyyyyn (1); nnnnyyyyyynn (1); nnnnyyyyyyyn (1); nnnyyyyyyynn (1) [sources: Brock_1993; Cooper_2013; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; WAH_1998; White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); epicormic_buds (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 510 mg (510-510 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.58 mg/mm3 (0.55-0.62 mg/mm3) [sources: Santini_2013]
huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: MacinnisNg_2004]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 17 um (14.64-19.29 um) [sources: Santini_2013; Stuart_2007]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 4.93 m (2-7 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; Cooper_2013; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Bryant_2021_3	7	61	C. Bryant, R. J. Harris, N. Brothers, C. Bone, N. Walsh, A. B. Nicotra, and M. C. Ball. “Cross-tolerance: Salinity gradients and dehydration increase photosynthetic heat tolerance in mangrove leaves”. Functional Ecology (2024). ISSN: 1365-2435. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14508.
MacinnisNg_2004	8	44	C. Macinnis-Ng, K. McClenahan, and D. Eamus. “Convergence in hydraulic architecture, water relations and primary productivity amongst habitats and across seasons in Sydney”. Functional Plant Biology 31.5 (2004), pp. 429-439. doi: 10.1071/fp03194.
Santini_2013	4	36	N. S. Santini, N. Schmitz, V. Bennion, and C. E. Lovelock. “The anatomical basis of the link between density and mechanical strength in mangrove branches”. Functional Plant Biology 40.4 (2013), pp. 400-408. doi: 10.1071/fp12204.
eFLOWER_Dun_2022	20	22	L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
ABRS_2023	15	21	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
White_2020	18	18	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_2023	11	14	N. 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/.
Cooper_2013	9	11	W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Brock_1993	8	10	J. Brock and A. Dunlop. Native plants of northern Australia. Reed New Holland, 1993. ISBN: 9781877069246.
NTH_2023	9	9	D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_2014	6	6	B. 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_2000	6	6	I. 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.
Kew_2019_3	4	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Salt and water tolerance data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2022	4	4	N. 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_2006	4	4	A. 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_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Hughes_1992	3	3	L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
NHNSW_2014_2	3	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NTH_2022	3	3	D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
Pickup_2021	3	3	M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
WAH_2022_2	3	3	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Stuart_2007	2	2	S. A. Stuart, B. Choat, K. C. Martin, N. M. Holbrook, and M. C. Ball. “The role of freezing in setting the latitudinal limits of mangrove forests”. New Phytologist 173 (2007), pp. 576-583. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01938.x.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kew_2019_1	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kew_2019_5	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kubiak_2009	1	1	P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
WAH_1998	1	1	Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
WAH_2023_2	1	1	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.