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Banksia oblongifolia

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Family Proteaceae

Taxonomy: Banksia oblongifolia Cav.

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Banksia integrifolia var. oblongifolia (Cav.) Domin (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Banksia latifolia var. minor Maiden & Camfield (taxonomic synonym)
  • Banksia oblongifolia Cav. var. oblongifolia (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Banksia oblongifolia var. minor (Maiden & Camfield) Conran & Clifford (taxonomic synonym)
  • Banksia robur var. minor (Maiden & Camfield) Maiden & Betche (taxonomic synonym)
  • Banksia salicifolia Cav. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Banksia aspleniifolia Salisb. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (4), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (25), ANBG_2019 (6), Bragg_2002 (1), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Falster_2003 (3), Fonseca_2000 (5), He_2011 (4), Henery_2001 (3), Hughes_1992 (4), Jagdish_2020 (4), Jordan_2020 (5), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kew_2019_6 (2), Kubiak_2009 (7), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (7), MacinnisNg_2004 (88), McCarthy_2017 (5), Moles_2000 (3), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (17), NSWFRD_2014 (18), Niinemets_2009 (73), Ooi_2007 (94), Pickup_2002 (16), Roderick_1999 (9), Schmidt_1997 (13), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Taseski_2021 (119), Tsujii_2023 (13), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2003 (5), Wright_2000 (9), Wright_2009 (39), Yang_2023 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 132 traits from 635 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): resprouts (7) [sources: Clarke_2015; He_2011; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Schmidt_1997; Yang_2023]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Yang_2023]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 14 mm (10-18 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5 mm (3-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 4.5 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1); follicle (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1173.19 mm2 (248.7-2337.7 mm2) [sources: Bragg_2002; Falster_2003; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Moles_2000; Niinemets_2009; Taseski_2021; Westoby_2003]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 72.5 mm (50-110 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 19.17 mm (15-22.5 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 238.05 mg (1.9-503.7 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Taseski_2021]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.35 cm (0.2-0.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 235.63 g/m2 (2.61-648.57 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Moles_2000; Niinemets_2009; Roderick_1999; Taseski_2021; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2003]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.5 g/g (0.34-0.63 g/g) [sources: Taseski_2021]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): oblong (2); obovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_1981; Falster_2003; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): hairy (1) [sources: Moles_2000]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 45 deg (45-45 deg) [sources: Falster_2003]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019; Schmidt_1997]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Schmidt_1997; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jordan_2020; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; Schmidt_1997]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Schmidt_1997]
  • root_structure (categorical): proteoid_root (1) [sources: Schmidt_1997]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (3); barochory (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnyyynnnnnn (1); nnyyyynnnnnn (2) [sources: Chen_2017; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Yang_2023]
  • serotiny (categorical): serotinous (4) [sources: He_2011; Hughes_1992; NSWFRD_2014; Yang_2023]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; He_2011; NHNSW_2023; NSWFRD_2014; Schmidt_1997; Yang_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; He_2011; NSWFRD_2014; Yang_2023]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 8.09 mg/g (4.5-12.2 mg/g) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Roderick_1999; Schmidt_1997; Tsujii_2023]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.29 mg/g (0.21-0.42 mg/g) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29 {delta}[ppth] (-31.1--28.17 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Schmidt_1997]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 21.42 mg (15.4-36.5 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Henery_2001; Jagdish_2020; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 10.61 mm (6.22-18 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; ABRS_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3.83 mm (2.66-7 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; ABRS_1981]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid (1); ovoid_elongated (1); winged (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; ANBG_2019; NHNSW_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.6 mg/mm3 (0.53-0.63 mg/mm3) [sources: McCarthy_2017; Pickup_2002]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: MacinnisNg_2004]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 2.5 m (2-3 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Taseski_20219119G. M. Taseski, D. A. Keith, R. L. Dalrymple, and W. K. Cornwell. “Shifts in fine root traits within and among species along a fine-scale hydrological gradient”. Annals of Botany 127.4 (2021), pp. 473-481. ISSN: 1095-8290. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa175.
Ooi_2007294M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
MacinnisNg_2004888C. 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.
Niinemets_20092673Ü. Niinemets, I. J. Wright, and J. R. Evans. “Leaf mesophyll diffusion conductance in 35 Australian sclerophylls covering a broad range of foliage structural and physiological variation”. Journal of Experimental Botany 60 (2009), pp. 2433-2449. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erp045.
Wright_20091339I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Leaf pigment and reflectance data for sclerophylls, Macquarie University”. 2009.
ABRS_20231825Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NSWFRD_20141518B. 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.
NHNSW_20231417N. 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/.
Pickup_2002116M. Pickup. “Unpublished data: Wood density data from Kuring-gai National Park, Macquarie University”. 2002.
Schmidt_19971113S. Schmidt and G. Stewart. “Waterlogging and fire impacts on nitrogen availability and utilization in a subtropical wet heathland (wallum)”. Plant, Cell and Environment 20.10 (1997), pp. 1231-1241. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-20.x.
Tsujii_20231313Y. Tsujii, B. J. Atwell, H. Lambers, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf phosphorus fractions vary with leaf economic traits among 35 Australian woody species”. New Phytologist 241.5 (2024), pp. 1985-1997. ISSN: 1469-8137. doi: 10.1111/nph.19513.
Roderick_199939M. L. Roderick, S. L. Berry, and I. R. Noble. “The relationship between leaf composition and morphology at elevated CO2 concentrations”. New Phytologist 143.1 (1999), pp. 63-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00438.x.
Wright_200099I. 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.
Kubiak_200947P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Leishman_199577M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
ANBG_201966Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Yang_202366S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.
Chen_201755Chen, 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.
Fonseca_200055C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
Jordan_202055G. J. Jordan, R. J. Carpenter, B. R. Holland, N. J. Beeton, M. D. Woodhams, and T. J. Brodribb. “Links between environment and stomatal size through evolutionary time in Proteaceae”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287.1919 (2020), p. 20192876. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2876.
McCarthy_201715J. 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.
Westoby_200355M. Westoby and I. J. Wright. “The leaf size - twig size spectrum and its relationship to other important spectra of variation among species”. Oecologia 135 (2003), pp. 621-628. doi: 10.1007/s00442-003-1231-6.
ABRS_198134B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
He_201144T. He, B. B. Lamont, and K. S. Downes. “Banksia born to burn”. New Phytologist 191.1 (2011), pp. 184-196. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03663.x.
Hughes_199244L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Jagdish_202024A. Jagdish. “Unpublished data: Germination photoperiod sensitivity of Australian Plants, University of New South Wales”. 2020.
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.
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.
Clarke_201533P. 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.
Falster_200333D. S. Falster and M. Westoby. “Leaf size and angle vary widely across species: what consequences for light interception?”. New Phytologist 158.3 (2003), pp. 509-525. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00765.x.
Henery_200133M. L. Henery and M. Westoby. “Seed mass and seed nutrient content as predictors of seed output variation between species”. Oikos 92 (2001), pp. 479-490. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.920309.x.
Moles_200033A. T. Moles and M. Westoby. “Do small leaves expand faster than large leaves, and do shorter expansion times reduce herbivore damage?”. OIKOS 90.3 (2000), pp. 517-524. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900310.x..
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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/.
Kew_2019_612Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Bragg_200211J. G. Bragg and M. Westoby. “Leaf size and foraging for light in a sclerophyll woodland”. Functional Ecology 16 (2002), pp. 633-639. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2002.00661.x.
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.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.