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Bubbia howeana

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Family Winteraceae

Taxonomy: Bubbia howeana (F.Muell.) Tiegh.

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Bubbia muelleri Tiegh. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Drimys howeana F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Drimys insularis F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Zygogynum howeanum (F.Muell.) Vink (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): LHI

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (26), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (23), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (8). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 28 traits from 66 records in 7 datasets.

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

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 10.5 mm (8-13 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 8 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 6.5 mm (5-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (2); grey (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 100 mm (50-150 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 30 mm (10-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.5 cm (1-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_oblanceolate (2); oblong (2); obovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); cuneate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (2); not_glaucous (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3); tree (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 5 mm (5-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (2); reniform (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 13 m (13-13 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20232026Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_20231723N. 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/.
eFLOWER_Dun_202258L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
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.
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/.
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.