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Correa reflexa

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Family Rutaceae

Taxonomy: Correa reflexa (Labill.) Vent.

Synonyms: 11 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Antommarchia virens (Sm.) M.L.Colla (taxonomic synonym)
  • Corraea rubra Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Corraea virens Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Correa revoluta Vent. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Correa speciosa var. normalis Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Correa speciosa var. virens (Sm.) Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Correa virens Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Correa viridiflora Andrews (taxonomic synonym)
  • Correa x rubra Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Correa x rubra Sm. var. rubra (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mazeutoxeron reflexum Labill. (nomenclatural synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (9), Cheal_2017 (7), Clarke_2009 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Cunningham_1999 (15), Draper_2023 (3), Falster_2005_2 (7), Farrell_2013 (122), Hughes_1992 (5), Jordan_2001 (5), Kubiak_2009 (9), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (6), McGlone_2015 (6), Meers_2007 (10), Mokany_2015 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (14), NSWFRD_2014 (21), Peeters_2002 (12), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (9), SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (19), Sjostrom_2006 (4), TMAG_2009 (12), Tng_2013 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (72), Williams_2011 (11), Wright_2002 (65). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 114 traits from 489 records in 36 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
  • flower_colour (categorical): green (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 7.25 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): follicle (2); mericarp (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): green (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 519.78 mm2 (167-966 mm2) [sources: Falster_2005_2; Leishman_1995; Meers_2007; Mokany_2015; Peeters_2002; Tng_2013; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 34.9 mm (10-60 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2014; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 24.64 mm (5-47 mm) [sources: Cunningham_1999; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2014; TMAG_2009]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.45 cm (0.1-0.8 cm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 96.37 g/m2 (54.49-145.88 g/m2) [sources: Cunningham_1999; Falster_2005_2; Farrell_2013; Leishman_1995; Meers_2007; Peeters_2002; Tng_2013; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 3.41 mm2/mg (2.03-6.04 mm2/mg) [sources: Farrell_2013]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.33 g/g (0.23-0.37 g/g) [sources: Farrell_2013]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.3 g/g (0.3-0.3 g/g) [sources: Cunningham_1999]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Peeters_2002]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): cordate (1); narrowly_oblong (1); narrowly_ovate (2); oblong (2); orbicular (2); ovate (1); widely_ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (2); rounded (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (4); toothed_crenate (3); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); revolute (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; Peeters_2002; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): decussate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_stomatal_density_abaxial (numerical): 37.98 {count}/mm2 (34.39-41.4 {count}/mm2) [sources: Farrell_2013]
  • leaf_stomatal_density_adaxial (numerical): 0 {count}/mm2 (0-0 {count}/mm2) [sources: Farrell_2013]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (6) [sources: Cunningham_1999; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (20) [sources: ABRS_2022; Clarke_2009; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Peeters_2002; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): chamaephyte (1); phanerophyte (2) [sources: Farrell_2013; Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (2); erect (4); prostrate (1); spreading (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (3) [sources: Cunningham_1999; Peeters_2002; TMAG_2009]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (7) [sources: Cunningham_1999; Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); unknown (1) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (4) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1); vertebrate (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): ballistic (3); endozoochory (1); myrmecochory (5); zoochory (4) [sources: Draper_2023; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); invertebrates (4); vertebrates (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnyyyyynnn (1); nnnnyyyyyynn (1); nnnyyyyyynnn (2); nnyyyyyyyynn (3); yyyyynnyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; TMAG_2009; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (4) [sources: Clarke_2009; NSWFRD_2014]
  • serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (1) [sources: Hughes_1992]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (5) [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: Meers_2007; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (2); none (1) [sources: Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 11.13 mg/g (9.2-12.71 mg/g) [sources: Cunningham_1999; Falster_2005_2; Peeters_2002; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.47 mg/g (0.47-0.47 mg/g) [sources: Wright_2002]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -31.46 {delta}[ppth] (-31.65--31.27 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Tng_2013; Wright_2002]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 11.83 mg (10.3-13.35 mg) [sources: Falster_2005_2; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Williams_2011]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.71 mg/mm3 (0.64-0.77 mg/mm3) [sources: Falster_2005_2; Tng_2013]
  • stem_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.35 g/g (0.28-0.41 g/g) [sources: Farrell_2013]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1.67 m (0.5-3 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; McGlone_2015; Mokany_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (4) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Farrell_201315122C. Farrell, C. Szota, N. S. G. Williams, and S. K. Arndt. “High water users can be drought tolerant: using physiological traits for green roof plant selection”. Plant and Soil 372.1-2 (2013), pp. 177-193. doi: 10.1007/s11104-013-1725-x.
White_20201872M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Wright_20022365I. J. Wright and M. Westoby. “Leaves at low versus high rainfall: Coordination of structure, lifespan and physiology”. New Phytologist 155 (2002), pp. 403-416. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00479.x.
NSWFRD_20141221B. 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.
SAH_20231319S. 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/.
Cunningham_19991515S. A. Cunningham, B. Summerhayes, and M. Westoby. “Evolutionary divergences in leaf structure and chemistry, comparing rainfall and soil nutrient gradients”. Ecological Monographs 69 (1999), pp. 569-588. doi: [10.1890/0012-9615(1999)069[0569:EDILSA]2.0.CO;2](https://doi.org/10.1890%2F0012-9615%281999%29069%5B0569%3AEDILSA%5D2.0.CO%3B2).
NHNSW_20231014N. 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/.
Peeters_20021212P. J. Peeters. “Correlations between leaf structural traits and the densities of herbivorous insect guilds”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77 (2002), pp. 43-65. doi: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00091.x.
TMAG_20091012Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania.
Williams_20111111R. 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.
Meers_20071010T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
ABRS_202389Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Kubiak_200969P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
RBGV_202399VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Clarke_200968P. J. Clarke, K. J. E. Knox, M. L. Campbell, and L. M. Copeland. “Post-fire recovery of woody plants in the New England Tableland Bioregion”. Cunninghamia 11 (2009), pp. 221-239. doi: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4907.
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.
Falster_2005_277D. S. Falster and M. Westoby. “Tradeoffs between height growth rate, stem persistence and maximum height among plant species in a post-fire succession”. Oikos 111 (2005), pp. 57-66. doi: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13383.x.
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.
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.
Hughes_199255L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
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.
Tng_201355D. Y. P. Tng, G. J. Jordan, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Plant traits demonstrate that temperate and tropical giant Eucalypt forests are ecologically convergent with rainforest not savanna”. PLoS ONE 8 (2013), p. e84378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084378.
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.
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/.
SAH_201424J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
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.
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.
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.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.