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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata

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Family Sapindaceae

Taxonomy: Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata (Sm.) J.G.West

Synonyms: 15 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Dodonaea arborescens Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea asplenifolia Rudge (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea aspleniifolia Rudge (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea aspleniifolia Rudge var. aspleniifolia (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea aspleniifolia var. arborescens Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea aspleniifolia var. β Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea conferta G.Don (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea cuneata var. rigida Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea oblongifolia Link (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea spatulata Sm. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Dodonaea viscosa f. spatulata (Sm.) Sherff (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Dodonaea viscosa var. arborescens (Hook.f.) Sherff (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea viscosa var. aspleniifolia (Rudge) Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Dodonaea viscosa var. spathulata Benth. (orthographic variant)
  • Dodonaea viscosa var. spatulata (Sm.) Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (1), ABRS_2022 (5), ABRS_2023 (16), ANBG_2019 (1), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2009 (3), Clarke_2015 (2), Curtis_2012 (14), Dong_2017 (8), Gosper_2012 (6), Grootemaat_2015 (216), Grootemaat_2017_2 (18), Hughes_2005 (5), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (1), Morgan_2005 (5), NHNSW_2023 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (3), Pickup_2005 (5), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (14), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (5), TMAG_2009 (17), Vesk_2004 (14), Vesk_2019 (5), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2003 (4), Westoby_2014 (3), White_2020 (36), Williams_2011 (10), Wright_2001 (2), Wright_2002 (77), Yang_2023 (4). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 126 traits from 538 records in 37 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 (4); resprouts (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Gosper_2012; NSWFRD_2014; Vesk_2004; Yang_2023]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Yang_2023]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): green (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 249.09 mm2 (190-420 mm2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Grootemaat_2015; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Westoby_2003; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 46.25 mm (15-83 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; Grootemaat_2015; ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 10.34 mm (3-20 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; Grootemaat_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 31.12 mg (24-53 mg) [sources: Curtis_2012; Grootemaat_2015]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.55 cm (0.1-1 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 134.57 g/m2 (83.19-179.64 g/m2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Dong_2017; Grootemaat_2015; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Vesk_2004; Westoby_2003; Williams_2011; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 3.5 mm2/mg (3.5-3.5 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.39 g/g (0.32-0.44 g/g) [sources: Curtis_2012; Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.24 g/g (1.24-1.24 g/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2015]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); oblanceolate (2); obovate (3); spathulate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed_dentate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1); cam (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (14); tree (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Clarke_2009; Curtis_2012; Gosper_2012; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; Vesk_2004; Vesk_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Curtis_2012; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2); spreading (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; TMAG_2009]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Dong_2017; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (3); zoochory (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011; Yang_2023]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (1); wind (2) [sources: White_2020; Yang_2023]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnyyyyn (2); yynnnnnnnnny (1) [sources: TMAG_2009; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank_absent (1); soil_seedbank (2) [sources: Clarke_2009; Gosper_2012]
  • serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (1) [sources: Gosper_2012]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 17.04 mg/g (13.03-19.8 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017; Grootemaat_2017_2; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.12 mg/g (1.04-1.15 mg/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_2; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.76 {delta}[ppth] (-28.36--27.16 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017; Wright_2002]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 5.84 mg (3.56-8.52 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1; Wright_2001]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.65 mm (2.3-3 mm) [sources: TMAG_2009]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.65 mm (2.3-3 mm) [sources: TMAG_2009]
  • seed_shape (categorical): lenticular (3) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.85 mg/mm3 (0.76-0.9 mg/mm3) [sources: Hughes_2005; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 256 {count}/mm2 (256-256 {count}/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 18 um (18-18 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
Grootemaat_201517216S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. Bodegom, J. H. C. Cornelissen, and W. K. Cornwell. “Burn or rot: leaf traits explain why flammability and decomposability are decoupled across species”. Functional Ecology 29.11 (2015), pp. 1486-1497. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12449.
Wright_20023577I. 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.
White_20201836M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Grootemaat_2017_2718S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. van Bodegom, and J. H. C. Cornelissen. “Scaling up flammability from individual leaves to fuel beds”. Oikos 126.10 (2017), pp. 1428-1438. doi: 10.1111/oik.03886.
TMAG_20091317Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania.
ABRS_20231216Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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.
RBGV_20231114VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Vesk_2004514P. A. Vesk, M. R. Leishman, and M. Westoby. “Simple traits do not predict grazing response in Australian dry shrublands and woodlands”. Journal of Applied Ecology 41.1 (2004), pp. 22-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2004.00857.x.
NHNSW_2023911N. 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/.
Williams_20111010R. 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.
Cheal_201788D. 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.
Dong_201788N. 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.
Gosper_201266C. R. Gosper, C. J. Yates, and S. M. Prober. “Changes in plant species and functional composition with time since fire in two mediterranean climate plant communities”. Journal of Vegetation Science 23.6 (2012), pp. 1071-1081. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01434.x.
ABRS_202255Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Hughes_200555K. Hughes. “Unpublished data: Wood and stem density data for Australian plant species, Macquarie University”. 2005.
Morgan_200555H. Morgan. “Root system architecture, water use and rainfall responses of perennial species”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005.
Pickup_200555M. 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.
SAH_202355S. 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/.
Vesk_201935P. A. Vesk and J. D. L. Yen. “Plant resprouting: How many sprouts and how deep? Flexible modelling of multispecies experimental disturbances.”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 41 (2019), p. 125497. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2019.125497.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
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/.
Westoby_200344M. 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.
Yang_202344S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.
Clarke_200923P. 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.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NSWFRD_201433B. 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.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Westoby_201433S. 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.
Clarke_201522P. 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.
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.
Wright_200122I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Seed mass reserve data for various species in NSW, Macquarie University”. 2001.
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/.
ANBG_201911Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Kew_2019_611Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.