AusTraits

Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii

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Family Proteaceae

Taxonomy: Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii (Sieber ex Rchb.) A.S.George

Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Banksia cunninghamii Sieber ex Rchb. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Banksia cunninghamii Sieber ex Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Banksia lambertii Courtois (taxonomic synonym)
  • Banksia ledifolia Meisn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Banksia prionophylla F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Banksia littoralis R.Br. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (3), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (9), Caldwell_2016 (30), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), He_2011 (3), Kew_2019_1 (2), Leishman_2007 (3), Muir_2014 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (20), NSWFRD_2014 (11), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (20), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (38), Williams_2011 (11), Yang_2023 (5). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 63 traits from 186 records in 22 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); resprouts (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; He_2011; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Yang_2023]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Yang_2023]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 17 mm (10-24 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): follicle (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 341.36 mm2 (233.3-430.4 mm2) [sources: Caldwell_2016]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 45 mm (20-70 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (2-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 40.26 mg (28-50 mg) [sources: Caldwell_2016]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.2 cm (0.1-0.3 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 160.5 g/m2 (87.72-273.63 g/m2) [sources: Caldwell_2016; Leishman_2007; Muir_2014]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.22 g/g (1.13-1.26 g/g) [sources: Caldwell_2016]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (3); narrowly_oblanceolate (1); oblanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3); toothed (2); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_1981; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): scattered (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (8); tree (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): proteoid_root (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2); vertebrate (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (4); barochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnyyyynnnnn (3); nnnyyyyynnnn (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Yang_2023]
  • serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (2); serotinous (3) [sources: He_2011; NSWFRD_2014; Yang_2023]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (2); transient (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); none (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; He_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 9.45 mg/g (8-10.9 mg/g) [sources: Caldwell_2016; Leishman_2007; Muir_2014]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.28 mg/g (0.28-0.28 mg/g) [sources: Leishman_2007]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 12.77 mg (11.34-15.05 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Williams_2011]
  • seed_length (numerical): 8 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); winged (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201938M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Caldwell_2016630E. Caldwell, J. Read, and G. D. Sanson. “Which leaf mechanical traits correlate with insect herbivory among feeding guilds?”. Annals of Botany 117 (2015), pp. 349-361. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcv178.
NHNSW_20231620N. 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/.
RBGV_20231520VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_20141011B. 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.
Williams_20111111R. 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.
ABRS_202399Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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.
Yang_202345S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_198133B. 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/.
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.
He_201133T. 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.
Leishman_200733M. R. Leishman, T. Haslehurst, A. Ares, and Z. Baruch. “Leaf trait relationships of native and invasive plants: community- and global-scale comparisons”. New Phytologist 176.3 (2007), pp. 635-643. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02189.x.
Muir_201433A. M. Muir, P. A. Vesk, and G. Hepworth. “Reproductive trajectories over decadal time-spans after fire for eight obligate-seeder shrub species in south-eastern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany 62.5 (2014), pp. 369-379. doi: 10.1071/bt14117.
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_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. 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.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.