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Capparis velutina

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Family Capparaceae

Taxonomy: Capparis velutina P.I.Forst.

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Capparis nobilis var. pubescens Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Capparis sp. (Bulburin P.I.Forster+ PIF14542) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Capparis sp. (P.I.Forster 6620) (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Capparis sp. A (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Butler_2004 (5), Kooyman_2011 (13), McCarthy_2017 (15), NHNSW_2022 (2), NHNSW_2023 (17), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 29 traits from 59 records in 8 datasets.

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

flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 35 mm (30-40 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 35 mm (30-40 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 35 mm (30-40 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): berry (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): green (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2627.69 mm2 (2208.77-3249.99 mm2) [sources: McCarthy_2017]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 80 mm (50-110 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 31.25 mm (15-50 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.75 cm (0.5-1 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 106 g/m2 (90-119.21 g/m2) [sources: McCarthy_2017]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblong (1); ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): climber_herbaceous (2); climber_woody (1); shrub (3); tree (1) [sources: Butler_2004; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1); woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1) [sources: Butler_2004]
  • dispersers (categorical): vertebrates (1) [sources: Butler_2004]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 6.5 mm (5-8 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: Butler_2004; Kooyman_2011]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.62 mg/mm3 (0.51-0.69 mg/mm3) [sources: McCarthy_2017]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NHNSW_20231117N. 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/.
McCarthy_2017315J. 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.
Kooyman_2011913R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
Butler_200455D. W. Butler, R. J. Green, D. Lamb, W. J. F. Mcdonald, and P. I. Forster. “Biogeography of seed-dispersal syndromes, life-forms and seed sizes among woody rain-forest plants in Australia's subtropics”. Journal of Biogeography 34.10 (2007), pp. 1736-1750. ISSN: 1365-2699. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01734.x.
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.
NHNSW_202222N. 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.