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Beyeria lechenaultii

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Family Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy: Beyeria lechenaultii (DC.) Baill.

Synonyms: 53 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Beyera ledifolia F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria backhousei Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria backhousii Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria drummondi Müll.Arg. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria drummondii Müll.Arg. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii (DC.) Baill. f. lechenaultii (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii (DC.) Baill. var. lechenaultii (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii f. elaeagnoides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii f. genuina Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii f. myrtoides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii f. pernettioides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii f. rosmarinoides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii f. salsoloides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii f. vaccinioides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii var. backhousii (Hook.f.) Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii var. drummondii (Müll.Arg.) Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii var. genuina Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii var. latifolia Ewart (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii var. latifolia Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii var. ledifolia (Klotzsch) Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii var. rosmarinoides (Baill.) Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria lechenaultii var. rosmarinoides Ewart (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria ledifolia (Klotzsch) Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria ledifolia (Klotzsch) Sond. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria ledifolia (Klotzsch) Sond. var. ledifolia (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria ledifolia var. angustifolia Müll.Arg. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria ledifolia var. backhousei (Hook.f.) Müll.Arg. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria ledifolia var. backhousii Müll.Arg. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria ledifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii Baill. (orthographic variant)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii Baill. f. leschenaultii (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii Baill. var. lechenaultii (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii f. eloaeagnoides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii f. genuina Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii f. myrtoides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii f. pernettioides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii f. rosmarinoides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii f. salsoloides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii f. vaccinioides Baill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii var. backhousii Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii var. drummondii Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii var. genuina Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii var. latifolia Ewart (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii var. latifolia Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii var. ledifolia Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria leschenaultii var. rosmarinoides Grüning (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria opaca var. linearis Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeria viscosa var. angustifolia F.Muell. & Tate (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeriopsis drummondi B.D.Jacks. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Beyeriopsis drummondii B.D.Jacks. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calyptrostigma ledifolium Klotzsch (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hemistema lechenaultii A.D.Chapm. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Hemistemma lechenaultii DC. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Beyeria opaca F.Muell. (pro parte misapplied)
  • Beyeria viscosa (Labill.) Miq. (misapplied)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (5), Dong_2017 (8), Draper_2023 (4), Kew_2019_1 (4), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (21), NSWFRD_2014 (5), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (25), SAH_2014 (5), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (24), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (3), Sweedman_2006 (3), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (8), WAH_2023_2 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (80), Wright_2000 (4). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 63 traits from 229 records in 25 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (2) [sources: Draper_2023; SAH_2022]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6.33 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6.33 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 6.33 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (5) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): green (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 94.25 mm2 (94.25-94.25 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 25.75 mm (1-40 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (1-7 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.15 cm (0.1-0.2 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 335.66 g/m2 (335.66-335.66 g/m2) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); linear (3); oblong (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (12) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2); prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: Dong_2017; White_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (4) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (5) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); myrmecochory (2); zoochory (4) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (2); invertebrates (4); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (2); nnnnnnnnyyyy (1); nnnnnnnyyyyy (1); yynnnnnnnnny (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (4) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (4) [sources: White_2020]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 14.83 mg/g (14.83-14.83 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -24.62 {delta}[ppth] (-24.62--24.62 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 13.39 mg (9.25-20.78 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 4.73 mm (3-5.43 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.65 mm (2-3.05 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid (1); ovoid_elongated (2) [sources: ANBG_2019; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202080M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231825VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_20231724S. 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/.
NHNSW_20231621N. 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/.
Dong_201788N. 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.
WAH_2022_248Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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.
ANBG_201955Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
NSWFRD_201455B. 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.
SAH_201435J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
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.
Kew_2019_114Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.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/.
WAH_2023_214Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wright_200044I. 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_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/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
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.
Sweedman_200613L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
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.
Schmidt_199311S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
WAH_199811Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.