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Argyrodendron trifoliolatum

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Family Malvaceae

Taxonomy: Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell.

Synonyms: 15 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. var. trifoliolatum (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Argyrodendron trifoliolatum var. angustifolium (F.M.Bailey) Burtt Davy (taxonomic synonym)
  • Argyrodendron trifoliolatum var. grandiflorum (Benth.) Burtt Davy (taxonomic synonym)
  • Argyrodendron trifoliolatum var. macrophyllum (F.M.Bailey) Burtt Davy (taxonomic synonym)
  • Heritiera trifoliolata (F.Muell.) Kosterm. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Tarrietia argyrodendron Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tarrietia argyrodendron Benth. var. argyrodendron (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tarrietia argyrodendron var. angustifolia F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tarrietia argyrodendron var. grandiflora Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tarrietia argyrodendron var. macrophylla F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tarrietia argyrodendron var. trifoliolata (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Tarrietia argyrodendron var. typica Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tarrietia carroni C.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tarrietia trifoliolata (F.Muell.) F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Tarrietia trifoliolata (F.Muell.) F.Muell. var. trifoliolata (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Sterculia foetida L. (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), Gardiner_2019 (39), Gross_2005 (4), Grubb_1996 (3), Grubb_2008 (3), Ilic_2000 (9), Kanowski_2000 (24), Kooyman_2011 (14), Lusk_2014 (3), McCarthy_2017 (8), Moles_2011 (7), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (14), RBGK_2014 (2), RadfordSmith_2024 (47), Read_2003 (29), Sams_2017 (7), Sendall_2016 (84), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stewart_1995 (8), Togashi_2015 (3), Wells_2012 (97), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wills_2018 (90), Wright_2000 (3), Zanne_2009 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (22). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 110 traits from 550 records in 30 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 (2); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • flower_diameter (numerical): 1.4 cm (1.3-1.5 cm) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): monoecious (2) [sources: Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 46.5 mm (35-58 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 20 mm (10-30 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_type (categorical): samara (6) [sources: Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; RadfordSmith_2024; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (5) [sources: Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wells_2012]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (6) [sources: Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wells_2012]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 4680.21 mm2 (2024-7984.87 mm2) [sources: Gardiner_2019; Kanowski_2000; McCarthy_2017; Moles_2011; RadfordSmith_2024; Read_2003; Wells_2012]
  • leaflet_area (numerical): 1581.73 mm2 (1106.03-2128.67 mm2) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 106.25 mm (60-145 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 30 mm (10-60 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 466.39 mg (116.64-1199.16 mg) [sources: Gardiner_2019; RadfordSmith_2024; Read_2003; Wells_2012]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 4.25 cm (0.5-8 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 115.79 g/m2 (42.85-212.42 g/m2) [sources: Gardiner_2019; Grubb_2008; Kanowski_2000; Lusk_2014; McCarthy_2017; Moles_2011; RadfordSmith_2024; Read_2003; Sams_2017; Sendall_2016; Wells_2012; Wills_2018]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 7.15 mm2/mg (7.15-7.15 mm2/mg) [sources: Lusk_2014]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.46 g/g (0.31-0.58 g/g) [sources: Gardiner_2019; Moles_2011; RadfordSmith_2024; Read_2003; Wells_2012]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.3 g/g (1.3-1.3 g/g) [sources: Grubb_2008]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); oblanceolate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (3) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; Read_2003]
  • 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
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (9) [sources: Butler_2004; Cooper_2013; Grubb_1996; Kooyman_2011; Moles_2011; NHNSW_2022; Stewart_1995; Wells_2012; 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 (3) [sources: Kooyman_2011; RadfordSmith_2024; Stewart_1995]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): bee (1) [sources: Wells_2012]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (3) [sources: Butler_2004; Grubb_1996; RadfordSmith_2024]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: Butler_2004; Sams_2017; Wells_2012]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 17.39 mg/g (12.36-24.15 mg/g) [sources: Grubb_2008; Kanowski_2000; Read_2003; Sendall_2016; Wills_2018]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.29 mg/g (0.08-2.48 mg/g) [sources: Kanowski_2000; Read_2003; Sendall_2016; Wills_2018]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -31.8 {delta}[ppth] (-31.82--31.78 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Stewart_1995]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 258.75 mg (110-705 mg) [sources: Grubb_1996; RBGK_2014]
  • seed_length (numerical): 6 mm (5-7 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 7.33 mm (5-8 mm) [sources: Butler_2004; RadfordSmith_2024; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_shape (categorical): globoid (1); winged (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.65 mg/mm3 (0.38-0.8 mg/mm3) [sources: Gardiner_2019; Ilic_2000; Kooyman_2011; RadfordSmith_2024; Sams_2017; Wells_2012; Zanne_2009]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Togashi_2015]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Wells_20122397J. 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.
Wills_20181590J. Wills, J. Herbohn, J. Hu, S. Sohel, J. Baynes, and J. Firn. “Tree leaf trade-offs are stronger for sub-canopy trees: leaf traits reveal little about growth rates in canopy trees”. Ecological Applications 28.4 (2018), pp. 1116-1125. doi: 10.1002/eap.1715.
Sendall_2016584K. M. Sendall, C. H. Lusk, and P. B. Reich. “Trade-offs in juvenile growth potential vs. shade tolerance among subtropical rain forest trees on soils of contrasting fertility”. Functional Ecology 30.6 (2015), pp. 845-855. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12573.
RadfordSmith_20241647J. 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.
Gardiner_2019839R. Gardiner, L. P. Shoo, and J. M. Dwyer. “Look to seedling heights, rather than functional traits, to explain survival during extreme heat stress in the early stages of subtropical rainforest restoration”. Journal of Applied Ecology 56.12 (2019), pp. 2687-2697. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13505.
Read_20031829J. Read and G. D. Sanson. “Characterizing sclerophylly: the mechanical properties of a diverse range of leaf types”. New Phytologist 160.1 (2003), pp. 81-99. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00855.x.
Kanowski_20002424J. Kanowski. “Ecological determinants of the distribution and abundance of the folivorous marsupials endemic to the rainforests of the Atherton uplands, north Queensland.”. PhD. James Cook University, Townsville, 1999.
eFLOWER_Dun_20221722L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
Kooyman_20111014R. 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.
NHNSW_20231114N. 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_20131012W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Ilic_200019J. 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.
McCarthy_201728J. K. McCarthy, J. M. Dwyer, and K. Mokany. “A regional-scale assessment of using metabolic scaling theory to predict ecosystem properties”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286.1915 (2019), p. 20192221. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2221.
Stewart_199568G. Stewart, M. Turnbull, S. Schmidt, and P. Erskine. “13C natural abundance in plant communities along a rainfall gradient: a biological integrator of water availability”. Functional Plant Biology 22.1 (1995), pp. 51-55. doi: 10.1071/pp9950051.
Moles_201177A. 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_201777M. 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_200455D. 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.
Gross_200544C. 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_200644A. 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.
Grubb_199633P. J. Grubb and D. J. Metcalfe. “Adaptation and inertia in the Australian tropical lowland rain-forest flora: Contradictory trends in intergeneric and intrageneric comparisons of seed size in relation to light demand”. Functional Ecology 10 (1996), pp. 512-520. doi: 10.2307/2389944.
Grubb_200833P. J. Grubb, R. V. Jackson, I. M. Barberis, J. N. Bee, D. A. Coomes, N. J. Dominy, M. A. S. D. L. Fuente, P. W. Lucas, D. J. Metcalfe, J. Svenning, I. M. Turner, and O. Vargas. “Monocot leaves are eaten less than dicot leaves in tropical lowland rain forests: Correlations with toughness and leaf presentation”. Annals of Botany 101 (2008), pp. 1379-1389. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcn047.
Lusk_201433C. H. Lusk, K. M. Sendall, and P. J. Clarke. “Seedling growth rates and light requirements of subtropical rainforest trees associated with basaltic and rhyolitic soils”. Australian Journal of Botany 62.1 (2014), pp. 48-55. doi: 10.1071/bt13262.
NHNSW_202233N. 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/.
Togashi_201513H. F. Togashi, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, D. I. Forrester, P. Drake, P. Feikema, K. Brooksbank, D. Eamus, and D. Taylor. “Morphological and moisture availability controls of the leaf area-to-sapwood area ratio: analysis of measurements on Australian trees”. Ecology and Evolution 5.6 (2015), pp. 1263-1270. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1344.
Wright_200023I. 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.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGK_201412Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID). 2014. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Zanne_200911A. E. Zanne, G. Lopez-Gonzalez, D. A. Coomes, J. Ilic, S. Jansen, S. L. Lewis, R. B. Miller, N. G. Swenson, M. C. Wiemann, and J. Chave. “Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum”. Dryad Digital Repository (2009). doi: 10.5061/dryad.234.