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Calytrix tetragona

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Calytrix tetragona Labill.

Synonyms: 52 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Calycothrix behriana Schltdl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix billardierei Schauer (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Calycothrix brunioides (A.Cunn.) Schauer (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix curtophylla (A.Cunn.) Schauer (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix diversifolia Turcz. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix glabra (R.Br.) Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix glabra (R.Br.) Hook.f. var. glabra (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix glabra var. ciliata Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix glabra var. glaberrima Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix glabra var. virgata Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix leucantha Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix monticola Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix muelleri Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix rosea Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix scabra (DC.) Schauer (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix scabra (DC.) Schauer var. scabra (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix scabra var. minor Schltdl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix schlechtendalii Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix squarrosa Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix sullivani F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix sullivanii F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calycothrix tetragona (Labill.) F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Calycothrix virgata Schauer (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix behriana Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix billardierii Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix brunioides A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix curtophylla A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix diversifolia B.D.Jacks. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix flavescens var. curtophylla Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix leucantha Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix mitchellii S.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix monticola Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix muelleri Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix rosea Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix scabra DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix schlechtendalii Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix squarrosa Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix sullivanii B.D.Jacks. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calythrix tetragona Benth. (orthographic variant)
  • Calythrix tetraptera DC. (orthographic variant)
  • Calythrix virgata A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calytrix brunioides A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calytrix curtophylla A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calytrix diversifolia (Turcz.) B.D.Jacks. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calytrix ericoides A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calytrix flavescens var. curtophylla (A.Cunn.) Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calytrix glabra R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calytrix mitchellii S.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calytrix scabra DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calytrix sullivanii (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Calytrix tetraptera A.Cunn. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Calytrix virgata A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (6), Barrett_2009 (5), Burrows_2001 (19), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2009 (3), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Craven_1987 (12), Doherty_2021 (3), Dong_2017 (36), Draper_2023 (3), Du_2018 (28), Du_2019 (16), Duncan_1998 (14), Farrell_2013 (123), Hughes_1992 (4), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (3), Knox_2011 (6), Kubiak_2009 (10), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (6), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (3), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (12), NSWFRD_2014 (10), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (10), Roderick_1999 (3), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (9), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Sweedman_2006 (4), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10), White_2020 (99), Wright_2000 (5). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 98 traits from 516 records in 45 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 (7); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (6) [sources: Barrett_2009; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; Knox_2011; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Barrett_2009; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); green (1); pink (1); white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (5) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 4.61 mm2 (2-9.42 mm2) [sources: Burrows_2001; Duncan_1998; Leishman_1995; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 6.21 mm (0.75-14 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Craven_1987; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 0.69 mm (0.4-1.5 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Craven_1987; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 0.75 mg (0.5-1.1 mg) [sources: Burrows_2001; Duncan_1998]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.15 cm (0.15-0.15 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 355.21 g/m2 (138.5-1655.63 g/m2) [sources: Burrows_2001; Dong_2017; Du_2018; Duncan_1998; Farrell_2013; Knox_2011; Leishman_1995; Roderick_1999]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 1.18 mm2/mg (0.54-2.04 mm2/mg) [sources: Du_2018; Farrell_2013]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.32 g/g (0.24-0.37 g/g) [sources: Farrell_2013]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.33 g/g (0.33-0.33 g/g) [sources: Duncan_1998]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (3); narrowly_ovate (1); obovate (1); obtriangular (1); ovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (5) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_stomatal_density_abaxial (numerical): 16 {count}/mm2 (12.1-21.02 {count}/mm2) [sources: Farrell_2013]
  • leaf_stomatal_density_adaxial (numerical): 14.33 {count}/mm2 (10.83-17.83 {count}/mm2) [sources: Farrell_2013]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (7) [sources: Duncan_1998; Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (19) [sources: Barrett_2009; Clarke_2009; Craven_1987; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020]
  • life_form (categorical): chamaephyte (1) [sources: Farrell_2013]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (9) [sources: Cheal_2017; Craven_1987; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); prostrate (1); spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (6) [sources: Dong_2017; White_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (5) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1); insect (6) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (9) [sources: Draper_2023; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (8) [sources: Draper_2023; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (2); nnnnnnnyyynn (2); nnnnnnyyyyyy (1); yynnnnnnyyyn (4) [sources: Craven_1987; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (4) [sources: Barrett_2009; Clarke_2009; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1); transient (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physiological_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (5) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (1); none (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 11.53 mg/g (9.5-15.44 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017; Roderick_1999]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.07 {delta}[ppth] (-29.61--24.93 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.4 mg (1.16-2.08 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Mokany_2015]
  • seed_length (numerical): 6.28 mm (2.75-10 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; Craven_1987]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3.35 mm (0.5-7.49 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; Craven_1987]
  • seed_shape (categorical): fusiform (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.92 mg/mm3 (0.92-0.92 mg/mm3) [sources: Knox_2011]
  • stem_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.35 g/g (0.23-0.51 g/g) [sources: Farrell_2013]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1.94 m (0.2-3 m) [sources: Craven_1987; Hughes_1992; McGlone_2015; Mokany_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2; Wheeler_2002]
  • plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (5) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
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White_20202099M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Dong_2017836N. 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.
Du_2018528P. Du, S. K. Arndt, and C. Farrell. “Relationships between plant drought response, traits, and climate of origin for green roof plant selection”. Ecological Applications 28.7 (2018), pp. 1752-1761. doi: 10.1002/eap.1782.
Burrows_2001419G. E. Burrows. “Comparative anatomy of the photosynthetic organs of 39 xeromorphic species from subhumid New South Wales, Australia”. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162 (2001), pp. 411-430. doi: 10.1086/319579.
Du_2019416P. Du, S. K. Arndt, and C. Farrell. “Can the turgor loss point be used to assess drought response to select plants for green roofs in hot and dry climates?”. Plant and Soil 441.1-2 (2019), pp. 399-408. doi: 10.1007/s11104-019-04133-7.
Duncan_19981414D. H. Duncan. “Unpublished data: Structural basis of variation in leaf mass per area in three plant clades, Macquarie University”. 1998.
Craven_1987812L. Craven. “A taxonomic Revision of Calytrix Labill. (Myrtaceae)”. Brunonia 10 (1987), pp. 1-138. doi: 10.1071/bru9870001.
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ANBG_201966Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Jordan_200166G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
Knox_201166K. J. E. Knox and P. J. Clarke. “Fire severity and nutrient availability do not constrain resprouting in forest shrubs”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 1967-1978. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9956-5.
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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.
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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.
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