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Cassytha pubescens

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Family Lauraceae

Taxonomy: Cassytha pubescens R.Br.

Synonyms: 12 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cassyta pubescens Schltdl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cassytha piligera Schltdl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cassytha pubescens R.Br. var. pubescens (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cassytha pubescens var. fasciculata Meisn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cassytha pubescens var. macrocarpa A.D.Chapm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cassytha pubescens var. macrocarpa Kosterm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cassytha pubescens var. macrostachya F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cassytha pubescens var. macrostachya T.S.Hart (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cassytha rugulosa Meisn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cassytha tasmanica Meisn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cassytha tasmannica Meisn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cassytha tepperiana C.F.Ludw. ex Tepper (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (1), ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (1), Burrows_2020 (3), Cheal_2017 (7), Chen_2017 (5), Cooper_2004 (1), Doherty_2021 (2), Dong_2017 (15), Draper_2023 (3), Gallagher_2012 (4), Hughes_1992 (4), Jordan_2001 (5), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kubiak_2009 (7), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (6), Mokany_2015 (2), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2016 (1), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (8), NSWFRD_2014 (11), Pickup_2021 (5), Purdie_1976 (4), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (15), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (6), Sjostrom_2006 (4), TMAG_2009 (11), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (42), Williams_2011 (10), Yang_2023 (1), vanderMoezel_1987 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 67 traits from 212 records in 38 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 (9); resprouts (1) [sources: Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Purdie_1976; White_2020; vanderMoezel_1987]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (5) [sources: Cheal_2017; Pickup_2021; Purdie_1976; Yang_2023; vanderMoezel_1987]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 8.25 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 8.12 mm (5.5-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 8.12 mm (5.5-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): berry (1); drupe (4) [sources: Chen_2017; Gallagher_2012; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (4) [sources: Chen_2017; Jordan_2001; Leishman_1995; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (3) [sources: Chen_2017; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1); green (2); grey (2); red (1); white (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 61.52 mm2 (28-95.03 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015; NHNSW_2016]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 2.75 mm (1.5-4 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 294.79 g/m2 (154.08-402.26 g/m2) [sources: Dong_2017; Leishman_1995]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): ovate (2); peltate (1); triangular (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (4); climber_herbaceous (5); herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • plant_climbing_mechanism (categorical): scrambling (2); twining (1) [sources: Gallagher_2012; White_2020]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; TMAG_2009]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Dong_2017; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): parasitic_root (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): hemiparasitic (3); parasitic (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (3) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (7); zoochory (2) [sources: Cooper_2004; Draper_2023; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (4); vertebrates (3) [sources: Draper_2023; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyy (1); yynnnnnnnnny (4); yyyynnnnnnny (1); yyyyyyyynnyy (1) [sources: Chen_2017; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; TMAG_2009; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (3) [sources: Burrows_2020; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (1) [sources: Hughes_1992]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2); transient (2); widely_dispersed (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2); vegetative (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Doherty_2021]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 6.37 mg/g (5.55-7.19 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.42 {delta}[ppth] (-29.97--26.88 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 18.12 mg (11.5-60.58 mg) [sources: Gallagher_2012; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Mokany_2015; Williams_2011]
  • seed_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (4.5-4.5 mm) [sources: TMAG_2009]
  • seed_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (4.5-4.5 mm) [sources: TMAG_2009]
  • seed_shape (categorical): globoid (1) [sources: TMAG_2009]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202142M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Dong_2017815N. 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.
RBGV_20231015VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_2014911B. 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.
TMAG_2009911Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania.
Williams_20111010R. 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.
NHNSW_202358N. 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/.
Cheal_201777D. 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.
Kubiak_200947P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Leishman_199566M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
SAH_202346S. 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/.
Chen_201755Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010.
Jordan_200155G. 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.
Pickup_202155M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Gallagher_201244R. V. Gallagher and M. R. Leishman. “A global analysis of trait variation and evolution in climbing plants”. Journal of Biogeography 39.10 (2012), pp. 1757-1771. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02773.x.
Hughes_199244L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Purdie_197644R. W. Purdie and R. O. Slatyer. “Vegetation succession after fire in sclerophyll woodland communities in south-eastern Australia”. Australian Journal of Ecology 1 (1976), pp. 223-236.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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/.
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.
Burrows_202033N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
Draper_202333J. 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_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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/.
Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
Mokany_201522K. 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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
vanderMoezel_198722P. G. van der Moezel, W. A. Loneragan, and D. T. Bell. “Northern Sandplain Kwongan - regeneration following fire, juvenile period and flowering phenology”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 69.4 (1987), pp. 123-132.
ABRS_198111B. 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_202311Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Cooper_200411W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Fruits of the Australian tropical rainforest. Nokomis Editions, 2004. ISBN: 9780958174213.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
NHNSW_201611National Herbarium of NSW. Trait measurements for NSW rainforest species from PLantNET. 2016. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Yang_202311S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.