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Hardenbergia comptoniana

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Hardenbergia comptoniana (Andrews) Benth.

Synonyms: 13 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Caulinia comptoniana (Andrews) F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Caulinia comptoniana (Andrews) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Caulinia macrophylla (Lindl.) F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Caulinia macrophylla (Lindl.) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
  • Glycine comptoniana Andrews (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Hardenbergia macrophylla (Lindl.) Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hardenbergia makoyana Lem. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedia comptoniana (Andrews) Link (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Kennedia comptoniana (Andrews) Link var. comptoniana (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Kennedia comptoniana (Andrews) Spreng. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Kennedia macrophylla Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedya comptoniana F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Kennedya macrophylla Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NSW (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (1), Burrows_2008_2 (4), Burrows_2020 (4), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Draper_2023 (3), Harrison_2009 (14), Hayes_2014 (122), Kew_2019_1 (2), Laliberte_2012 (15), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (17), NSWFRD_2014 (8), Schmidt_1993 (2), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Standish_2019 (6), Sweedman_2006 (4), Tsakalos_2020 (19), WAH_2022_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 83 traits from 248 records in 22 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
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 35 mm (30-40 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Tsakalos_2020]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 11801.45 mm2 (9064.16-14064.49 mm2) [sources: Laliberte_2012]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 62.5 mm (20-130 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 21.25 mm (4-45 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 4 cm (3-5 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 82.46 g/m2 (69.61-107.48 g/m2) [sources: Harrison_2009; Laliberte_2012]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.32 g/g (0.28-0.36 g/g) [sources: Laliberte_2012]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (1); linear (1); ovate (1); widely_ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed_deep (1); unlobed (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Tsakalos_2020; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Harrison_2009; Tsakalos_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (2); climber_herbaceous (1); climber_woody (1); shrub (6) [sources: Laliberte_2012; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; NHNSW_2022; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3); woody_base (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (1); erect (1); prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Tsakalos_2020]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (3); non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Hayes_2014; Laliberte_2012; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (5) [sources: Hayes_2014; Laliberte_2012; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); myrmecochory (2) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (2); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnyyyyyynn (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1); soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Standish_2019]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (3); none (1) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 21.93 mg/g (17.42-28.4 mg/g) [sources: Harrison_2009; Hayes_2014]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.1 mg/g (0.66-2.24 mg/g) [sources: Hayes_2014]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -24.87 {delta}[ppth] (-27.73--22 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Harrison_2009; Laliberte_2012]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 33.77 mg (24.98-50.2 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 6 mm (6-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Hayes_201426122P. Hayes, B. L. Turner, H. Lambers, and E. Laliberte. “Foliar nutrient concentrations and resorption efficiency in plants of contrasting nutrient-acquisition strategies along a 2-million-year dune chronosequence”. Journal of Ecology 102.2 (2013), pp. 396-410. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12196.
Tsakalos_20201819J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
NHNSW_20231317N. 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/.
Laliberte_2012915E. Laliberte, B. L. Turner, T. Costes, S. J. Pearse, K. Wyrwoll, G. Zemunik, and H. Lambers. “Experimental assessment of nutrient limitation along a 2-million-year dune chronosequence in the south-western Australia biodiversity hotspot”. Journal of Ecology 100 (2012), pp. 631-642. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.01962.x.
Harrison_20091314M. T. Harrison, E. J. Edwards, G. D. Farquhar, A. B. Nicotra, and J. R. Evans. “Nitrogen in cell walls of sclerophyllous leaves accounts for little of the variation in photosynthetic nitrogen-use efficiency”. Plant, Cell and Environment 32 (2009), pp. 259-270. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01918.x.
Wheeler_200279J. R. Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, and M. Lewington. Flora of the south west: Bunbury, Augusta, Denmark. Australian Biological Resources Study ; University of Western Australia Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780642568168.
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.
Standish_201966R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
Burrows_2008_244N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
Burrows_202044N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
NHNSW_202244N. 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/.
Sjostrom_200644A. 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.
Sweedman_200624L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
Clarke_201533P. 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.
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.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Kew_2019_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Schmidt_199322S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ANBG_201911Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.