Aleurites rockinghamensis

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Family Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy: Aleurites rockinghamensis (Baill.) P.I.Forst.

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)

Aleurites moluccana var. floccosa Airy Shaw (taxonomic synonym)
Aleurites moluccana var. rockinghamensis Baill. (nomenclatural synonym)
Aleurites moluccanus var. floccosus Airy Shaw (taxonomic synonym)
Aleurites moluccanus var. rockinghamensis Baill. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (5), ABRS_2023 (27), Apgaua_2017 (12), Cheesman_2020 (5), Cooper_2013 (13), Falster_2005_1 (8), Gray_2019 (52), Gross_2005 (4), Kooyman_2011 (12), Metcalfe_2009 (19), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wells_2012 (140), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 83 traits from 304 records in 14 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): resprouts (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

flower morphology

sex_type (categorical): monoecious (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 53.75 mm (35-65 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
fruit_width (numerical): 75 mm (70-80 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
fruit_height (numerical): 75 mm (70-80 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1); drupe (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3); fleshy (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Metcalfe_2009; Sjostrom_2006; Wells_2012]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 38238.34 mm2 (5797.8-73984 mm2) [sources: Falster_2005_1; Metcalfe_2009; Wells_2012]
leaf_length (numerical): 255 mm (110-400 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011]
leaf_width (numerical): 185 mm (70-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 1426.18 mg (264.5-8662.8 mg) [sources: Wells_2012]
petiole_length (numerical): 12 cm (3-21 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 104.79 g/m2 (42.42-170.56 g/m2) [sources: Falster_2005_1; Gray_2019; Wells_2012]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.28 g/g (0.22-0.36 g/g) [sources: Wells_2012]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); ovate (1); trullate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (2); unlobed (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Apgaua_2017; Cheesman_2020; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Metcalfe_2009; Wells_2012; Wenk_2022]
life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Metcalfe_2009; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): spreading (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
root_structure (categorical): mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): bee (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Wells_2012]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersers (categorical): rodents (1) [sources: Wells_2012]
flowering_time (categorical): yyyyyynnnyyy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 17.01 mg/g (13.25-19.38 mg/g) [sources: Cheesman_2020; Falster_2005_1; Gray_2019]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.35 mg/g (1.35-1.35 mg/g) [sources: Gray_2019]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.24 {delta}[ppth] (-29.78--28.7 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Apgaua_2017; Cheesman_2020]

physiology

leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_dry_mass_maximum (numerical): 0.09 umol{CO2}/g/s (0.06-0.15 umol{CO2}/g/s) [sources: Gray_2019]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 4688.5 mg (2300-7077 mg) [sources: Falster_2005_1; Metcalfe_2009]
seed_length (numerical): 22.5 mm (20-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
seed_width (numerical): 20 mm (15-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011]
seed_shape (categorical): globoid (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.31 mg/mm3 (0.17-0.5 mg/mm3) [sources: Apgaua_2017; Falster_2005_1; Metcalfe_2009; Wells_2012]
huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Falster_2005_1]
stem_vessel_density (numerical): 3.07 {count}/mm2 (3.07-3.07 {count}/mm2) [sources: Apgaua_2017]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 183.78 um (183.78-183.78 um) [sources: Apgaua_2017]
stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.08 mm2/mm2 (0.08-0.08 mm2/mm2) [sources: Apgaua_2017]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 35 m (30-40 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Wells_2012	22	140	J. A. Wells. “Phylogeny and inter-relations of ecological traits and seed dispersal in rainforest plants: Exploring aspects of functional diversity in primary and secondary rainforests in Australia's Wet Tropics.”. PhD. University of Queensland, 2012.
Gray_2019	12	52	E. F. Gray, I. J. Wright, D. S. Falster, A. S. D. Eller, C. E. R. Lehmann, M. G. Bradford, and L. A. Cernusak. “Leaf:wood allometry and functional traits together explain substantial growth rate variation in rainforest trees”. AoB PLANTS 11.3 (2019), pp. 1-11. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plz024.
ABRS_2023	18	27	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Metcalfe_2009	19	19	E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x.
Cooper_2013	10	13	W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Apgaua_2017	11	12	D. M. G. Apgaua, D. Y. P. Tng, L. A. Cernusak, A. W. Cheesman, R. M. Santos, W. J. Edwards, and S. G. W. Laurance. “Plant functional groups within a tropical forest exhibit different wood functional anatomy”. Functional Ecology 31.3 (2017), pp. 582-591. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12787.
Kooyman_2011	8	12	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.
Falster_2005_1	7	8	D. S. Falster and M. Westoby. “Alternative height strategies among 45 dicot rain forest species from tropical Queensland, Australia”. Journal of Ecology 93 (2005), pp. 521-535. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2005.00992.x.
ABRS_2022	5	5	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Cheesman_2020	5	5	A. W. Cheesman, H. Duff, K. Hill, L. A. Cernusak, and F. A. McInerney. “Isotopic and morphologic proxies for reconstructing light environment and leaf function of fossil leaves: A modern calibration in the Daintree Rainforest, Australia”. American Journal of Botany 107 (2020), pp. 1165-1176. doi: 10.1002/ajb2.1523.
Gross_2005	4	4	C. 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.
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.
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.