AusTraits

Casuarina pauper

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Family Casuarinaceae

Taxonomy: Casuarina pauper F.Muell. ex L.A.S.Johnson

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Casuarina cristata subsp. pauper (Miq.) L.A.S.Johnson (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Casuarina cristata Miq. (misapplied)
  • Casuarina lepidophloia F.Muell. (misapplied)
  • Casuarina obesa Miq. (misapplied)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (1), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (11), ANBG_2019 (5), Chen_2017 (5), Curtis_2012 (14), Dong_2017 (22), Draper_2023 (4), Fonseca_2000 (5), Ilic_2000 (2), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (3), McGlone_2015 (6), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (9), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (10), Sjostrom_2006 (4), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (4), White_2020 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 63 traits from 149 records in 26 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
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (5) [sources: Draper_2023; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Sjostrom_2006; WAH_2022_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6.25 mm (5.5-7 mm) [sources: Chen_2017; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): samara (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (2) [sources: Chen_2017; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 150.9 mm2 (100.3-229.5 mm2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 80.66 mm (1-160.32 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; McGlone_2015]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.28 mm (1-1.8 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 89.57 mg (74-105.13 mg) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 558.92 g/m2 (449.04-604.29 g/m2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Dong_2017; Fonseca_2000; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.55 g/g (0.55-0.55 g/g) [sources: Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_type (categorical): scale (2) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): terete (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): whorled (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): cladode (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (1); tree (9) [sources: ABRS_2022; Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Curtis_2012; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Dong_2017; White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 12.47 mg/g (10.72-15.68 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.97 {delta}[ppth] (-27.61--26.61 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.71 mg (1.32-1.95 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 5.62 mm (2.73-11 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 6.23 mm (6.23-6.23 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); winged (2) [sources: ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.86 mg/mm3 (0.75-1.1 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Westoby_2014]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Dong_2017822N. 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.
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Curtis_20121414E. M. Curtis, A. Leigh, and S. Rayburg. “Relationships among leaf traits of Australian arid zone plants: alternative modes of thermal protection”. Australian Journal of Botany 60.6 (2012), pp. 471-483. doi: 10.1071/bt11284.
ABRS_2023811Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_2023910VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202379N. 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/.
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/.
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.
Fonseca_200055C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
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.
NHNSW_202244N. 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_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Westoby_201444S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.
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.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kew_2019_613Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Ilic_200012J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
WAH_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
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/.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.