Drymophila cyanocarpa

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Family Luzuriagaceae

Taxonomy: Drymophila cyanocarpa R.Br.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (4), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), ANBG_2019 (4), Chen_2017 (5), Doherty_2021 (2), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (1), Mokany_2015 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (10), NHNSW_2024 (12), NSWFRD_2014 (4), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (15), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Smith_1996 (115), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (20), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (25). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 86 traits from 255 records in 20 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): partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (2) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
flower_diameter (numerical): 1.25 cm (1-1.5 cm) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): berry (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_colour (categorical): blue (3); purple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 504.95 mm2 (20.2-942.48 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015; Smith_1996]
leaf_length (numerical): 45.94 mm (7-80 mm) [sources: Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 8.8 mm (3-15 mm) [sources: Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 1.06 mg (0.42-2.61 mg) [sources: Smith_1996]
petiole_length (numerical): 0.08 cm (0.05-0.1 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 15.66 g/m2 (15.66-15.66 g/m2) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.17 g/g (0.13-0.21 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 5.09 g/g (3.75-6.43 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (2); lanceolate (3); obovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 15 deg (5-35 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jordan_2001; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
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): endozoochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): birds (1) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (2); ynnnnnnnnnyy (3) [sources: ABRS_1981; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 33.9 mg/g (33.9-33.9 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.97 mg/g (1.97-1.97 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 4.12 mg (4.12-4.12 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
seed_length (numerical): 2.64 mm (2-3.05 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
seed_width (numerical): 1.98 mm (1.96-2 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); sectoroid (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; ANBG_2019]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 0.4 m (0.4-0.4 m) [sources: ABRS_1981; NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Smith_1996	17	115	B. Smith. “Community-level convergence and community structure of temperate Nothofagus forests”. PhD. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1996. url: http://web.nateko.lu.se/personal/benjamin.smith/thesis/thesis.html.
eFLOWER_Dun_2022	21	25	L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
White_2020	20	20	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_2023	12	17	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_2023	11	15	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2024	9	12	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2014_2	8	10	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Jordan_2001	7	7	G. 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.
Chen_2017	5	5	Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010.
ABRS_1981	4	4	B. 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_2019	4	4	Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
NSWFRD_2014	4	4	B. 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.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. 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.
ABRS_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Doherty_2021	2	2	M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kew_2019_1	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mokany_2015	1	1	K. 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_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.