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Cupaniopsis anacardioides

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Family Sapindaceae

Taxonomy: Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A.Rich.) Radlk.

Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Alectryon anacardioides (A.Rich.) O.Schwarz (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Alectryon bleeseri O.Schwarz (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cupania anacardioides A.Rich. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cupania anacardioides A.Rich. var. anacardioides (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A.Rich.) Radlk. f. anacardioides (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A.Rich.) Radlk. var. anacardioides (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cupaniopsis anacardioides f. genuina Radlk. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (1), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (21), ATRP_2020 (1), Baker_2019 (2), Brock_1993 (10), Butler_2004 (5), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Cooper_2013 (14), Crowley_2007 (2), EsperonRodriguez_2020 (200), Gardiner_2019 (40), Gosper_2004 (1), Gross_2005 (4), Ilic_2000 (1), Kew_2019_1 (4), Kooyman_2011 (9), Lawes_2012 (15), McCarthy_2017 (10), Moles_2011 (7), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (23), NSWFRD_2014 (9), Nano_2011 (2), Pickup_2021 (5), RussellSmith_2012 (4), Schmidt_2003 (19), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2023 (1), Stewart_1995 (11), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (8), eFLOWER_2021 (33), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (40). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 101 traits from 531 records in 41 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 (1); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (6) [sources: Baker_2019; Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; Pickup_2021; RussellSmith_2012]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Pickup_2021]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • flower_diameter (numerical): 0.8 cm (0.7-0.9 cm) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2) [sources: Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 22.5 mm (15-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 18.17 mm (15-22 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 18 mm (15-22 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (6) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (5) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): orange (1); red (1); yellow (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 7379.7 mm2 (3132.25-27200.41 mm2) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020; Gardiner_2019; McCarthy_2017; Moles_2011]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 128.33 mm (45-250 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 43.33 mm (15-75 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 694.41 mg (318.95-1348 mg) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020; Gardiner_2019]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 5.12 cm (3-7.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 122.24 g/m2 (63.89-166.15 g/m2) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020; Gardiner_2019; McCarthy_2017; Moles_2011]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.32 g/g (0.07-0.47 g/g) [sources: Gardiner_2019; Moles_2011; Schmidt_2003]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); oblong (1); obovate (2); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): acute (1); cuneate (1); obtuse (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_hairs_immature_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Munroe_2019; Schmidt_2003; Stewart_1995]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (14) [sources: ABRS_2022; ATRP_2020; Brock_1993; Butler_2004; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Moles_2011; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Schmidt_2003; Stewart_1995; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Brock_1993; NHNSW_2022; Schmidt_2003; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (4) [sources: ABRS_1981; Kooyman_2011; Schmidt_2003; Stewart_1995]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Schmidt_2003; Stewart_1995]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
  • pollination_system (categorical): insect (1) [sources: Stephens_2023]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Butler_2004; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (1); vertebrates (2) [sources: Butler_2004; Cooper_2013; NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnyyynnn (1); nnnnnyynnnnn (1); nnnnnyyynnnn (1); nnnnyyyynnnn (1) [sources: Brock_1993; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2014_2; WAH_1998]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2); transient (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RussellSmith_2012]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: Baker_2019; Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 16.78 mg/g (11-23 mg/g) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020; Schmidt_2003]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -30.7 {delta}[ppth] (-33.96--27.77 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020; Schmidt_2003; Stewart_1995]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 178.63 mg (117.41-232.3 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 11.5 mm (10-12 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 6.75 mm (5-8 mm) [sources: Butler_2004; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.65 mg/mm3 (0.45-0.84 mg/mm3) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020; Gardiner_2019; Ilic_2000; Kooyman_2011]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0.01 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
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Gardiner_2019840R. Gardiner, L. P. Shoo, and J. M. Dwyer. “Look to seedling heights, rather than functional traits, to explain survival during extreme heat stress in the early stages of subtropical rainforest restoration”. Journal of Applied Ecology 56.12 (2019), pp. 2687-2697. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13505.
eFLOWER_Dun_20222840L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
eFLOWER_20212533J. Schönenberger, M. Balthazar, A. L. Martinez, B. Albert, C. Prieu, S. Magallon, and H. Sauquet. “Phylogenetic analysis of fossil flowers using an angiosperm-wide data set: proof-of-concept and challenges ahead”. American Journal of Botany 107.10 (2020), pp. 1433-1448. doi: 10.1002/ajb2.1538.
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Schmidt_20031119S. Schmidt and G. R. Stewart. “d15N values of tropical savanna and monsoon forest species reflect root specialisations and soil nitrogen status”. Oecologia 134 (2003), pp. 569-577. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-1150-y.
Lawes_2012115M. J. Lawes, J. J. Midgley, and P. J. Clarke. “Costs and benefits of relative bark thickness in relation to fire damage: A savanna/forest contrast”. Journal of Ecology 101 (2012), pp. 517-524. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12035.
Cooper_20131114W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Stewart_1995611G. Stewart, M. Turnbull, S. Schmidt, and P. Erskine. “13C natural abundance in plant communities along a rainfall gradient: a biological integrator of water availability”. Functional Plant Biology 22.1 (1995), pp. 51-55. doi: 10.1071/pp9950051.
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Kooyman_201179R. 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.
NSWFRD_201499B. 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.
Wright_200088I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
Moles_201177A. T. Moles, I. R. Wallis, W. J. Foley, D. I. Warton, J. C. Stegen, A. J. Bisigato, L. Cella-Pizarro, C. J. Clark, P. S. Cohen, W. K. Cornwell, W. Edwards, R. Ejrnaes, T. Gonzales-Ojeda, B. J. Graae, G. Hay, F. C. Lumbwe, B. Magana-Rodriguez, B. D. Moore, P. L. Peri, J. R. Poulsen, R. Veldtman, H. von Zeipel, N. R. Andrew, S. L. Boulter, E. T. Borer, F. F. Campon, M. Coll, A. G. Farji-Brener, J. D. Gabriel, E. Jurado, L. A. Kyhn, B. Low, C. P. H. Mulder, K. Reardon-Smith, J. Rodriguez-Velazquez, E. W. Seabloom, P. A. Vesk, A. van Cauter, M. S. Waldram, Z. Zheng, P. G. Blendinger, B. J. Enquist, J. M. Facelli, T. Knight, J. D. Majer, M. Martinez-Ramos, P. McQuillan, and L. D. Prior. “Putting plant resistance traits on the map: A test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes”. New Phytologist 191.3 (2011), pp. 777-788. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03732.x.
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Gross_200544C. L. Gross. “A comparison of the sexual systems in the trees from the Australian tropics with other tropical biomes-more monoecy but why?”. American Journal of Botany 92.6 (2005), pp. 907-919. doi: 10.3732/ajb.92.6.907.
Kew_2019_114Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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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.
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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.
Stephens_202311R. E. Stephens, R. V. Gallagher, L. Dun, W. Cornwell, and H. Sauquet. “Insect pollination for most of angiosperm evolutionary history”. New Phytologist 240.2 (2023), pp. 880-891. ISSN: 1469-8137. doi: 10.1111/nph.18993.
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Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.