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Doryphora sassafras

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Family Atherospermataceae

Taxonomy: Doryphora sassafras Endl.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Doryphora sasafras Macarthur & C.Moore (orthographic variant)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (23), Butler_2004 (5), Campbell_2006 (6), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2009 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Cooper_2013 (7), Fonseca_2000 (13), Hughes_2005 (5), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kooyman_2011 (12), Lawson_2015 (2), Laxton_2005 (11), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (7), Moles_2011 (7), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), NSWFRD_2014 (7), Pickup_2005 (5), RadfordSmith_2024 (41), Sams_2017 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Smith_1996 (230), Togashi_2015 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Wright_2000 (3), Zanne_2009 (1), eFLOWER_2021 (52), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (59). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 120 traits from 574 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
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (5) [sources: Campbell_2006; Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Campbell_2006; Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • flower_diameter (numerical): 2.4 cm (1.2-3.6 cm) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 8.62 mm (3.5-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2312.79 mm2 (461-4619 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Laxton_2005; Leishman_1995; Moles_2011; Pickup_2005; RadfordSmith_2024; Smith_1996]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 72.96 mm (30-110 mm) [sources: Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 32.01 mm (15-52.1 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 213.6 mg (77.83-487 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; RadfordSmith_2024; Smith_1996]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.72 cm (0.3-1.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 96.57 g/m2 (69.93-134.78 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Laxton_2005; Leishman_1995; Moles_2011; Pickup_2005; RadfordSmith_2024; Sams_2017; Smith_1996]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 7.11 mm2/mg (7.11-7.11 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.37 g/g (0.29-0.45 g/g) [sources: Moles_2011; RadfordSmith_2024; Smith_1996]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.55 g/g (1.2-2 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); lanceolate (2); obovate (1); ovate (2); widely_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); cuneate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; 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): opposite (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): decussate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 25.75 deg (5-55 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2); tree (13) [sources: ABRS_2022; Butler_2004; Campbell_2006; Clarke_2009; Cooper_2013; Fonseca_2000; Kooyman_2011; Leishman_1995; Moles_2011; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (4) [sources: ABRS_1981; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2014_2; RadfordSmith_2024]
  • 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): anemochory (5) [sources: Butler_2004; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; RadfordSmith_2024; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): passive (1); wind (5) [sources: Butler_2004; Campbell_2006; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; Sams_2017; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnynnn (1); nnnnnnnnyynn (1); nnnnyyyyynnn (1); nnnnyyyyyynn (3) [sources: ABRS_1981; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Campbell_2006]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (2); basal_stem_buds (3); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Campbell_2006; Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 9.37 mg (7.68-12.74 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.92 mm (1-4.25 mm) [sources: Butler_2004; RadfordSmith_2024; Kooyman_2011]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.5 mg/mm3 (0.37-0.58 mg/mm3) [sources: Hughes_2005; Ilic_2000; Kooyman_2011; Lawson_2015; Pickup_2005; RadfordSmith_2024; Zanne_2009]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Pickup_2005; Togashi_2015]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 928 {count}/mm2 (928-928 {count}/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 13 um (13-13 um) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.14 mm2/mm2 (0.14-0.14 mm2/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
whole plant morphology

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