Hibiscus
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Family Malvaceae
Taxonomy:
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Brockmania W.Fitzg. (taxonomic synonym)
- Fioria Mattei (taxonomic synonym)
- Talipariti Fryxell (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (1), Schmidt_2003 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 10 traits from 11 records in 2 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 (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1); shrub (2) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
nutrient and stable isotope
- leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 11 mg/g (11-11 mg/g) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.91 {delta}[ppth] (-28.91--28.91 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 12.33 mg (12.33-12.33 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt_2003 | 9 | 10 | S. Schmidt and G. R. Stewart. “d15N values of tropical savanna and monsoon forest species reflect root specialisations and soil nitrogen status”. Oecologia 134 (2003), pp. 569-577. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-1150-y. |
| ANBG_2019 | 1 | 1 | Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/. |