Coprosma perpusilla subsp. perpusilla

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Family Rubiaceae

Taxonomy: Coprosma perpusilla Colenso subsp. perpusilla

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Coprosma sp. B (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Kew_2019_1 (1), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (17), NSWFRD_2014 (3), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (19), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 37 traits from 68 records in 9 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 (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]

flower morphology

sex_type (categorical): dioecious (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): drupe (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_colour (categorical): orange (2); red (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 5.88 mm (4.5-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 3.12 mm (2-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
petiole_length (numerical): 0.2 cm (0.2-0.2 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (1); oblanceolate (1); obovate (1); orbicular (1); ovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2); subshrub (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): mat-forming (1); prostrate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; White_2020]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): birds (1) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.46 mg (1.46-1.46 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]

whole plant morphology

plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
RBGV_2023	14	19	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
White_2020	19	19	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_2023	12	17	N. 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/.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	N. 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/.
NSWFRD_2014	3	3	B. 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.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kew_2019_1	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.