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Allocasuarina verticillata

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Family Casuarinaceae

Taxonomy: Allocasuarina verticillata (Lam.) L.A.S.Johnson

Synonyms: 11 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Casuarina excelsa Salisb. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Casuarina gunnii Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Casuarina macrocarpa Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Casuarina quadrivalvis Labill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Casuarina quadrivalvis Labill. var. quadrivalvis (taxonomic synonym)
  • Casuarina quadrivalvis var. macrocarpa Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Casuarina quadrivalvis var. spectabilis Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Casuarina stricta Aiton (taxonomic synonym)
  • Casuarina stricta Aiton var. stricta (taxonomic synonym)
  • Casuarina tortuosa A.Henry (taxonomic synonym)
  • Casuarina verticillata Lam. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (10), ANBG_2019 (7), Burrows_2001 (7), Carey_2003 (3), Cheal_2017 (8), Chen_2017 (4), Clarke_2015 (1), Collette_2021 (1), Doherty_2021 (3), Dong_2017 (37), Draper_2023 (4), Jordan_2001 (5), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (1), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (7), NSWFRD_2014 (8), Nicholson_2017 (8), Ooi_2007 (101), Pickup_2021 (5), Prior_2016 (3), RBGK_2014 (1), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (11), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (8), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (3), SmithMartin_2020 (16), Staples_2019 (80), TMAG_2009 (13), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (38), Williams_2005 (5), Williams_2011 (10), Wright_2000 (5), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (21). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 93 traits from 467 records in 42 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); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (5) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Nicholson_2017; Pickup_2021; Prior_2016; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Pickup_2021]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (5) [sources: Draper_2023; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): samara (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006; TMAG_2009]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (2) [sources: Chen_2017; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 181.08 mm2 (6.53-497.96 mm2) [sources: Burrows_2001; Mokany_2015; Staples_2019]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 21.1 mm (1.5-40 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.02 mm (0.6-1.5 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 70.86 mg (21.4-153.7 mg) [sources: Staples_2019]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 447.53 g/m2 (240.46-514.82 g/m2) [sources: Dong_2017; Staples_2019]
  • leaf_type (categorical): scale (2) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): terete (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): whorled (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): cladode (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (13) [sources: ABRS_2022; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; SmithMartin_2020; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (3) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: TMAG_2009]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: Dong_2017; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2); insect (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (7); endozoochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); vertebrates (1); wind (4) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yyyyyyyyyyyy (3) [sources: TMAG_2009; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (2); none (1); soil_seedbank_absent (1) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Williams_2005]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (4) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (2); bud-bearing_root (1); epicormic_buds (1); none (3) [sources: Carey_2003; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Prior_2016]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 15.52 mg/g (11.9-19.35 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.76 {delta}[ppth] (-30.84--26.28 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 3.75 mg (0.53-5.96 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Ooi_2007; RBGK_2014; Williams_2011]
  • seed_length (numerical): 9.38 mm (7-12 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3.51 mm (3.51-3.51 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_shape (categorical): fusiform (1); winged (1) [sources: ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.75 mg/mm3 (0.72-0.79 mg/mm3) [sources: Staples_2019]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ooi_20072101M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
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_20201938M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Dong_2017837N. Dong, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, S. Caddy-Retalic, A. J. Lowe, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf nitrogen from first principles: field evidence for adaptive variation with climate”. Biogeosciences 14.2 (2017), pp. 481-495. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-481-2017.
eFLOWER_Dun_20221421L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
SmithMartin_2020616C. M. Smith-Martin, R. P. Skelton, K. M. Johnson, C. Lucani, and T. J. Brodribb. “Lack of vulnerability segmentation among woody species in a diverse dry sclerophyll woodland community”. Functional Ecology 34 (2020), pp. 777-787. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13519.
TMAG_20091113Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania.
RBGV_2023911VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_2023710Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Williams_20111010R. 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.
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.
NSWFRD_201488B. 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.
Nicholson_201728A. Nicholson, L. D. Prior, G. L. W. Perry, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “High post-fire mortality of resprouting woody plants in Tasmanian Mediterranean-type vegetation”. International Journal of Wildland Fire 26 (2017), pp. 532-537. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF16211.
SAH_202358S. 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/.
ANBG_201957Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Burrows_200127G. 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.
NHNSW_202357N. 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/.
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.
Jordan_200155G. 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.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Pickup_202155M. 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.
Williams_200555N. S. G. Williams, J. W. Morgan, M. J. McDonnell, and M. A. McCarthy. “Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient”. Journal of Ecology 93.6 (2005), pp. 1203-1213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01039.x.
Wright_200055I. 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.
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.
Draper_202344J. 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.
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/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202244S. 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/.
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.
Carey_200333A. C. &. M. E. &. P. H. &. M. L. &. T. M. &. P. O. &. S. S. &. D. S. &. N. Webb. Wildfires in the ACT 2003: Report on Initial Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. Technical Report No. 17. Environment ACT, 2003. url: https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2539593/17-wildfires-in-the-act-report-on-initial-impacts-on-natural-ecosystems-2003.pdf.
Doherty_202133M. 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.
Prior_201633L. D. Prior, G. J. Williamson, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Impact of high-severity fire in a Tasmainian dry eucalypt forest”. Australian Journal of Botany 64 (2016), pp. 193-205. doi: 10.1071/BT15259.
Sjostrom_200633A. 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.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Clarke_201511P. 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.
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.
Mokany_201511K. 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.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
RBGK_201411Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID). 2014. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Schmidt_199311S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.