Flindersia schottiana

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Family Rutaceae

Taxonomy: Flindersia schottiana F.Muell.

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)

Flindersia pubescens F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
Flindersia schottiana F.Muell. var. schottiana (nomenclatural synonym)
Flindersia schottiana var. pubescens F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (19), Baker_2019 (2), Butler_2004 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Cooper_2013 (12), Gross_2005 (4), Ilic_2000 (6), Kanowski_2000 (22), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kooyman_2011 (14), Lusk_2010 (18), Lusk_2014 (3), Metcalfe_2009 (20), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (17), RadfordSmith_2024 (43), Sams_2017 (7), Sendall_2016 (69), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wills_2018 (15), Wright_2000 (1), Zanne_2009 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 84 traits from 299 records in 26 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 (3) [sources: Baker_2019; Clarke_2015; Metcalfe_2009]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2) [sources: Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 93.89 mm (5-130 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; RadfordSmith_2024; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (5) [sources: Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Metcalfe_2009; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 22786.53 mm2 (6660-61568.88 mm2) [sources: Kanowski_2000; Metcalfe_2009; RadfordSmith_2024]
leaflet_area (numerical): 3426.54 mm2 (2450.93-4397.78 mm2) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
leaf_length (numerical): 165 mm (50-400 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 39.67 mm (15-88 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 437.56 mg (286.26-534.08 mg) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 181.49 g/m2 (31.17-740.74 g/m2) [sources: Kanowski_2000; Lusk_2010; Lusk_2014; RadfordSmith_2024; Sendall_2016; Wills_2018]
leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 5.53 mm2/mg (5.53-5.53 mm2/mg) [sources: Lusk_2014]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.39 g/g (0.38-0.41 g/g) [sources: Lusk_2010; RadfordSmith_2024]
leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (2); narrowly_elliptical (2); narrowly_ovate (1); oblong (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); cuneate (1); oblique (1); obtuse (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Butler_2004; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Metcalfe_2009; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Metcalfe_2009; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: Kooyman_2011; RadfordSmith_2024]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
root_structure (categorical): mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): fly (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (3) [sources: Butler_2004; Metcalfe_2009; RadfordSmith_2024]
dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: Butler_2004; Metcalfe_2009; Sams_2017]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnyy (1); nnnnnnnyyyyy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2014_2]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (1) [sources: Baker_2019; Clarke_2015]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 18.74 mg/g (13.76-28.18 mg/g) [sources: Kanowski_2000; Sendall_2016; Wills_2018]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 2.59 mg/g (0.7-3.41 mg/g) [sources: Kanowski_2000; Sendall_2016; Wills_2018]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 73 mg (70-76 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Metcalfe_2009]
seed_length (numerical): 44.5 mm (15-63 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
seed_width (numerical): 5.33 mm (5-7 mm) [sources: Butler_2004; RadfordSmith_2024; Kooyman_2011]
seed_shape (categorical): winged (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.58 mg/mm3 (0.55-0.67 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Kooyman_2011; Metcalfe_2009; RadfordSmith_2024; Zanne_2009]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 43.67 m (36-50 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Sendall_2016	5	69	K. M. Sendall, C. H. Lusk, and P. B. Reich. “Trade-offs in juvenile growth potential vs. shade tolerance among subtropical rain forest trees on soils of contrasting fertility”. Functional Ecology 30.6 (2015), pp. 845-855. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12573.
RadfordSmith_2024	16	43	J. Radford-Smith, H. R. Lai, E. C. Weeren, and J. M. Dwyer. “A Functional Basis for the Assembly of Australian Subtropical Rainforest Tree Communities”. Ecology Letters 27.11 (2024). ISSN: 1461-0248. doi: 10.1111/ele.70014.
Kanowski_2000	22	22	J. Kanowski. “Ecological determinants of the distribution and abundance of the folivorous marsupials endemic to the rainforests of the Atherton uplands, north Queensland.”. PhD. James Cook University, Townsville, 1999.
Metcalfe_2009	20	20	E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x.
ABRS_2023	12	19	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Lusk_2010	9	18	C. H. Lusk, Y. Onoda, R. Kooyman, and A. Gutiurrez-Giron. “Reconciling species-level vs plastic responses of evergreen leaf structure to light gradients: shade leaves punch above their weight”. New Phytologist 186.2 (2010), pp. 429-438. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03202.x.
NHNSW_2023	13	17	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/.
Wills_2018	15	15	J. Wills, J. Herbohn, J. Hu, S. Sohel, J. Baynes, and J. Firn. “Tree leaf trade-offs are stronger for sub-canopy trees: leaf traits reveal little about growth rates in canopy trees”. Ecological Applications 28.4 (2018), pp. 1116-1125. doi: 10.1002/eap.1715.
Kooyman_2011	10	14	R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
Cooper_2013	10	12	W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Sams_2017	6	7	M. A. Sams, H. R. Lai, S. P. Bonser, P. A. Vesk, R. M. Kooyman, D. J. Metcalfe, J. W. Morgan, and M. M. Mayfield. “Landscape context explains changes in the functional diversity of regenerating forests better than climate or species richness”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 26.10 (2017), pp. 1165-1176. doi: 10.1111/geb.12627.
Ilic_2000	1	6	J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
Butler_2004	5	5	D. W. Butler, R. J. Green, D. Lamb, W. J. F. Mcdonald, and P. I. Forster. “Biogeography of seed-dispersal syndromes, life-forms and seed sizes among woody rain-forest plants in Australia's subtropics”. Journal of Biogeography 34.10 (2007), pp. 1736-1750. ISSN: 1365-2699. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01734.x.
Gross_2005	4	4	C. L. Gross. “A comparison of the sexual systems in the trees from the Australian tropics with other tropical biomes-more monoecy but why?”. American Journal of Botany 92.6 (2005), pp. 907-919. doi: 10.3732/ajb.92.6.907.
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.
Clarke_2015	3	3	P. 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.
Lusk_2014	3	3	C. H. Lusk, K. M. Sendall, and P. J. Clarke. “Seedling growth rates and light requirements of subtropical rainforest trees associated with basaltic and rhyolitic soils”. Australian Journal of Botany 62.1 (2014), pp. 48-55. doi: 10.1071/bt13262.
NHNSW_2014_2	3	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	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/.
Baker_2019	2	2	A. Baker. “Unpublished data: Post-fire fire-response surveys on the NSW north coast, Southern Cross University”. 2019.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Zanne_2009	1	2	A. E. Zanne, G. Lopez-Gonzalez, D. A. Coomes, J. Ilic, S. Jansen, S. L. Lewis, R. B. Miller, N. G. Swenson, M. C. Wiemann, and J. Chave. “Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum”. Dryad Digital Repository (2009). doi: 10.5061/dryad.234.
Kew_2019_1	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Wright_2000	1	1	I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.