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Gynatrix pulchella

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Family Malvaceae

Taxonomy: Gynatrix pulchella (Willd.) Alef.

Synonyms: 12 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Abutilon pulchellum (Willd.) G.Don (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Abutilon pulchellum (Willd.) Sweet (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Adriana urticoides (A.Cunn.) Guymer (taxonomic synonym)
  • Adriana urticoides (A.Cunn.) Guymer var. urticoides (taxonomic synonym)
  • Croton urticoides A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Plagianthus pulchellus (Willd.) A.Gray ex Hook.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Plagianthus pulchellus (Willd.) A.Gray ex Hook.f. var. pulchellus (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Plagianthus pulchellus var. tomentosus Rodway (taxonomic synonym)
  • Plagianthus tasmanicus (Hook.) Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Sida pulchella Willd. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Sida tasmanica Hook. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Sida tasmannica Hook. (nomenclatural synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (5), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2015 (2), Collette_2021 (1), Doherty_2021 (3), Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kew_2019_6 (1), Leigh_2006 (358), McGlone_2015 (6), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (5), NHNSW_2023 (12), NSWFRD_2014 (8), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (22), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (10), Sjostrom_2006 (2), WAH_2022_2 (10), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (115), Williams_2011 (7), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (15). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 83 traits from 613 records in 27 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 (8); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (2); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (6); hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Sjostrom_2006; WAH_2022_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 6.59 mg (0.68-11.27 mg) [sources: Leigh_2006]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 7 mm (6-8 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 7 mm (6-8 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1); mericarp (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1020.97 mm2 (300.7-1817.41 mm2) [sources: Leigh_2006]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 96.25 mm (30-150 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 34.17 mm (15-50 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 63.09 mg (14.43-125.16 mg) [sources: Leigh_2006]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 3.75 cm (2-5 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 62.56 g/m2 (47.6-80.3 g/m2) [sources: Leigh_2006]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); narrowly_ovate (1); ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_crenate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (7) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (15); tree (4) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): bushy (1); erect (1); spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (6) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (6) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (4); insect (3) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): ballistic (1); barochory (1); hydrochory (1); zoochory (6) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): floods (1); invertebrates (6) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (1); nnnnnnnyyynn (2); ynnnnnnnnnyy (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (2) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (6) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1); none (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 2.87 mg (2.61-3.13 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.78 mm (2.35-3 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.92 mm (1.85-2 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): reniform (2) [sources: ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Leigh_200612358A. Leigh, M. J. Cosgrove, and A. B. Nicotra. “Reproductive allocation in a gender dimorphic shrub: anomalous female investment in Gynatrix pulchella?”. Journal of Ecology 94.6 (2006), pp. 1261-1271. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01164.x.
White_202020115M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231722VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
eFLOWER_Dun_20221315L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
NHNSW_20231212N. 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/.
SAH_2023810S. 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/.
WAH_2022_2510Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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.
NSWFRD_201488B. 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.
Williams_201177R. 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.
Jordan_200166G. 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.
McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
ANBG_201955Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
NHNSW_202255N. 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_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Doherty_202133M. 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.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
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.
Sjostrom_200622A. 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.
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.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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/.
NHNSW_2014_211Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.