Epacris rhombifolia
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Family Ericaceae
Taxonomy: Epacris rhombifolia (L.R.Fraser & Vickery) Menadue
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Epacris microphylla var. rhombifolia L.R.Fraser & Vickery (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Epacris coriacea A.Cunn. ex DC. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): NSW, Vic
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (19), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (15), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (36). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 38 traits from 85 records in 8 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_width (numerical): 1.8 mm (1.6-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 1.6 mm (1.4-1.8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 3.28 mm (2-4.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 2.45 mm (1.5-3.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.05 cm (0.03-0.08 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): rhomboidal (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1); obtuse (1); truncate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1); imbricate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): zoochory (2) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (2) [sources: White_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnnny (2) [sources: White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 2 m (2-2 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 18 | 36 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 14 | 19 | N. 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/. |
| RBGV_2023 | 12 | 15 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. 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/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| 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. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |