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Dillwynia retorta

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Dillwynia retorta (J.C.Wendl.) Druce

Synonyms: 22 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Dillwynia ericaefolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia ericifolia Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia ericifolia Sm. var. ericifolia (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia ericifolia var. deflexa Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia ericifolia var. normalis Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia ericifolia var. normalis F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia ericifolia var. parviflora H.B.Will. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia ericifolia var. peduncularis (Benth.) Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia ericoides Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia filifolia Endl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia floribunda var. bicolor Regel (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia microphylla DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia peduncularis Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia peduncularis Benth. var. peduncularis (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia peduncularis var. racemosa Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia pinifolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia retorta (J.C.Wendl.) Druce var. retorta (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Dillwynia retorta subsp. A (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia retorta subsp. D (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dillwynia seriphioides Endl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eutaxia strangeana Turcz. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pultenaea retorta J.C.Wendl. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (3), Bragg_2002 (1), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Draper_2023 (3), Falster_2005_2 (11), Fonseca_2000 (4), Henery_2001 (3), Hughes_1992 (5), Hughes_2005 (5), Kew_2019_1 (4), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kubiak_2009 (8), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (6), Leishman_2007 (3), McCarthy_2017 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (12), NSWFRD_2014 (12), Ooi_2007 (87), Pickup_2002 (16), Pickup_2005 (6), Purdie_1976 (5), Schmidt_1993 (2), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2003 (5), White_2020 (57). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 69 traits from 283 records in 32 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) [sources: Clarke_2015; Falster_2005_2; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.5 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 5.57 mm2 (2.6-8.5 mm2) [sources: Bragg_2002; Falster_2005_2; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Pickup_2005; Westoby_2003]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 8 mm (4-12 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 0.5 mm (0.5-0.5 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 111.15 g/m2 (56.83-138.89 g/m2) [sources: Falster_2005_2; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Leishman_2007; Pickup_2005; Westoby_2003]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 3.97 mm2/mg (3.97-3.97 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); narrowly_oblong (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): convolute (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (10) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Schmidt_1993; White_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); myrmecochory (4); zoochory (4) [sources: Draper_2023; Hughes_1992; Kew_2019_5; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (2); invertebrates (3); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyy (1); nnnnnnyyynnn (2); nnnnnnyyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (1) [sources: Hughes_1992]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (4) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 5.33 mg (1.93-9.84 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Falster_2005_2; Henery_2001; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.71 mm (2.71-2.71 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.89 mm (1.89-1.89 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.81 mg/mm3 (0.53-0.95 mg/mm3) [sources: Falster_2005_2; Hughes_2005; McCarthy_2017; Pickup_2002; Pickup_2005]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Falster_2005_2; Pickup_2005]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 176 {count}/mm2 (176-176 {count}/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 20 um (20-20 um) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.07 mm2/mm2 (0.07-0.07 mm2/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ooi_2007287M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
White_20201957M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Pickup_2002116M. Pickup. “Unpublished data: Wood density data from Kuring-gai National Park, Macquarie University”. 2002.
NHNSW_20231012N. 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/.
NSWFRD_20141012B. 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.
Falster_2005_2811D. 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.
Kubiak_200968P. 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.
Pickup_200556M. Pickup, M. Westoby, and A. Basden. “Dry mass costs of deploying leaf area in relation to leaf size”. Functional Ecology 19.1 (2005), pp. 88-97. doi: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00927.x.
Hughes_199255L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Hughes_200555K. Hughes. “Unpublished data: Wood and stem density data for Australian plant species, Macquarie University”. 2005.
McCarthy_201715J. K. McCarthy, J. M. Dwyer, and K. Mokany. “A regional-scale assessment of using metabolic scaling theory to predict ecosystem properties”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286.1915 (2019), p. 20192221. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2221.
Purdie_197655R. 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.
Westoby_200355M. Westoby and I. J. Wright. “The leaf size - twig size spectrum and its relationship to other important spectra of variation among species”. Oecologia 135 (2003), pp. 621-628. doi: 10.1007/s00442-003-1231-6.
Fonseca_200044C. 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.
Kew_2019_114Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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/.
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.
ANBG_201933Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
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.
Henery_200133M. L. Henery and M. Westoby. “Seed mass and seed nutrient content as predictors of seed output variation between species”. Oikos 92 (2001), pp. 479-490. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.920309.x.
Leishman_200733M. R. Leishman, T. Haslehurst, A. Ares, and Z. Baruch. “Leaf trait relationships of native and invasive plants: community- and global-scale comparisons”. New Phytologist 176.3 (2007), pp. 635-643. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02189.x.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Schmidt_199322S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Bragg_200211J. G. Bragg and M. Westoby. “Leaf size and foraging for light in a sclerophyll woodland”. Functional Ecology 16 (2002), pp. 633-639. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2002.00661.x.
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.
Kew_2019_511Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.