Argyrodendron actinophyllum

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Family Malvaceae

Taxonomy: Argyrodendron actinophyllum (F.Muell.) Edlin

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)

Heritiera actinophylla (F.M.Bailey) Kosterm. (nomenclatural synonym)
Tarrietia actinodendron Guilf. (taxonomic synonym)
Tarrietia actinophylla F.M.Bailey (nomenclatural synonym)
Tarrietia argyrodendron var. actinophylla F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)

Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. (pro parte misapplied)
Tarrietia argyrodendron Benth. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Butler_2004 (5), Cooper_2013 (12), Ilic_2000 (5), Moles_2011 (7), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (15), RadfordSmith_2024 (46), Sams_2017 (7), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (5). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 46 traits from 114 records in 13 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): monoecious (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 70 mm (60-80 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
fruit_width (numerical): 22.5 mm (20-25 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
fruit_type (categorical): samara (5) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RadfordSmith_2024; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Cooper_2013; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (4) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 10055.13 mm2 (3707.72-20576.97 mm2) [sources: Moles_2011; RadfordSmith_2024]
leaflet_area (numerical): 2343.22 mm2 (1313.87-2939.57 mm2) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
leaf_length (numerical): 140 mm (100-180 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 32.5 mm (15-50 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 253.23 mg (171.16-304.49 mg) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
petiole_length (numerical): 9 cm (3-15 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 106.59 g/m2 (71.62-138.1 g/m2) [sources: Moles_2011; RadfordSmith_2024; Sams_2017]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.44 g/g (0.38-0.5 g/g) [sources: Moles_2011; RadfordSmith_2024]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); oblanceolate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
leaf_hairs_immature_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]

life history

plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (5) [sources: Butler_2004; Cooper_2013; Moles_2011; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2) [sources: Butler_2004; RadfordSmith_2024]
dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: Butler_2004; Sams_2017]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnyyynnnnnn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]

seed morphology

seed_width (numerical): 8.25 mm (8-8.5 mm) [sources: Butler_2004; RadfordSmith_2024]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); winged (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.66 mg/mm3 (0.54-0.71 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; RadfordSmith_2024; Sams_2017]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 48.5 m (47-50 m) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Moles_2011]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
RadfordSmith_2024	16	46	J. Radford-Smith, H. R. Lai, E. C. Weeren, and J. M. Dwyer. “A Functional Basis for the Assembly of Australian Subtropical Rainforest Tree Communities”. Ecology Letters 27.11 (2024). ISSN: 1461-0248. doi: 10.1111/ele.70014.
NHNSW_2023	12	15	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	10	12	W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Moles_2011	7	7	A. T. Moles, I. R. Wallis, W. J. Foley, D. I. Warton, J. C. Stegen, A. J. Bisigato, L. Cella-Pizarro, C. J. Clark, P. S. Cohen, W. K. Cornwell, W. Edwards, R. Ejrnaes, T. Gonzales-Ojeda, B. J. Graae, G. Hay, F. C. Lumbwe, B. Magana-Rodriguez, B. D. Moore, P. L. Peri, J. R. Poulsen, R. Veldtman, H. von Zeipel, N. R. Andrew, S. L. Boulter, E. T. Borer, F. F. Campon, M. Coll, A. G. Farji-Brener, J. D. Gabriel, E. Jurado, L. A. Kyhn, B. Low, C. P. H. Mulder, K. Reardon-Smith, J. Rodriguez-Velazquez, E. W. Seabloom, P. A. Vesk, A. van Cauter, M. S. Waldram, Z. Zheng, P. G. Blendinger, B. J. Enquist, J. M. Facelli, T. Knight, J. D. Majer, M. Martinez-Ramos, P. McQuillan, and L. D. Prior. “Putting plant resistance traits on the map: A test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes”. New Phytologist 191.3 (2011), pp. 777-788. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03732.x.
Sams_2017	7	7	M. A. Sams, H. R. Lai, S. P. Bonser, P. A. Vesk, R. M. Kooyman, D. J. Metcalfe, J. W. Morgan, and M. M. Mayfield. “Landscape context explains changes in the functional diversity of regenerating forests better than climate or species richness”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 26.10 (2017), pp. 1165-1176. doi: 10.1111/geb.12627.
Butler_2004	5	5	D. W. Butler, R. J. Green, D. Lamb, W. J. F. Mcdonald, and P. I. Forster. “Biogeography of seed-dispersal syndromes, life-forms and seed sizes among woody rain-forest plants in Australia's subtropics”. Journal of Biogeography 34.10 (2007), pp. 1736-1750. ISSN: 1365-2699. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01734.x.
Ilic_2000	1	5	J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
Wright_2000	4	5	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.
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.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	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/.
NHNSW_2014_2	2	2	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.