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Lambertia formosa

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Family Proteaceae

Taxonomy: Lambertia formosa Sm.

Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Lambertia barbata Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lambertia formosa Sm. f. formosa (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Lambertia formosa Sm. var. formosa (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Lambertia formosa f. tomentosa Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lambertia formosa f. typica Domin (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Lambertia formosa var. longifolia Andrews (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lambertia formosa var. pallida Guilf. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lambertia proxima Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Protea nectarina J.C.Wendl. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (4), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (14), Bragg_2002 (1), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Draper_2023 (3), Falster_2003 (3), Fonseca_2000 (13), Gallagher_2018 (80), Grootemaat_2015 (224), Grootemaat_2017_2 (12), Henery_2001 (3), Hughes_1992 (3), Jordan_2015 (4), Jordan_2020 (16), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kubiak_2009 (6), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (5), Morgan_2005 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (15), Niinemets_2009 (76), Onoda_2010 (35), Ooi_2007 (64), Pickup_2002 (16), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Tsujii_2023 (21), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2003 (5), Westoby_2014 (39), Wright_2000 (7), Wright_2001 (2), Wright_2002 (69), Wright_2009 (39), Zanne_2007 (24). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 170 traits from 855 records in 43 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
  • flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 14.5 mm (8-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1); follicle (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 141.91 mm2 (60-240 mm2) [sources: Bragg_2002; Falster_2003; Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018; Grootemaat_2015; Jordan_2020; Leishman_1995; Morgan_2005; Niinemets_2009; Westoby_2003; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 31.2 mm (10-80 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2015; ABRS_1981; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 4.03 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; ABRS_1981; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 34.56 mg (16-60.02 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018; Grootemaat_2015]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 240.98 g/m2 (153.48-333.33 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018; Grootemaat_2015; Jordan_2020; Leishman_1995; Morgan_2005; Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2003; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002; Zanne_2007]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.84 g/g (0.84-0.84 g/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2015]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2); narrowly_oblanceolate (1); narrowly_obovate (1); oblong (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: Jordan_2020; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Jordan_2020]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_1981; Falster_2003; Jordan_2020; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Jordan_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): whorled (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 58.3 deg (58.3-58.3 deg) [sources: Falster_2003]
  • leaf_stomatal_density_abaxial (numerical): 793.47 {count}/mm2 (793.47-793.47 {count}/mm2) [sources: Jordan_2020]
  • leaf_stomatal_density_adaxial (numerical): 233.79 {count}/mm2 (233.79-233.79 {count}/mm2) [sources: Jordan_2020]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Munroe_2019]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jordan_2015; Jordan_2020; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (2) [sources: Draper_2023; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnnn (1); ynnnnnnnyyyy (1); yyyyynnnyyyy (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; Chen_2017; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • serotiny (categorical): serotinous (1) [sources: Hughes_1992]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NSWFRD_2014]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 5.86 mg/g (3.1-8.24 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Grootemaat_2017_2; Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.2 mg/g (0.12-0.32 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Grootemaat_2017_2; Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.12 {delta}[ppth] (-31.7--26.79 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 22.55 mg (15.6-31.3 mg) [sources: Henery_2001; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Ooi_2007; Wright_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): winged (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.66 mg/mm3 (0.55-0.76 mg/mm3) [sources: Morgan_2005; Onoda_2010; Pickup_2002; Westoby_2014; Zanne_2007]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Westoby_2014; Zanne_2007]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 2 m (2-2 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Grootemaat_201517224S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. Bodegom, J. H. C. Cornelissen, and W. K. Cornwell. “Burn or rot: leaf traits explain why flammability and decomposability are decoupled across species”. Functional Ecology 29.11 (2015), pp. 1486-1497. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12449.
Gallagher_2018580R. Gallagher, A. Phillips, B. Laugier-Kitchener, C. Laws, D. Lanceman, D. M. Londono, E. McFarlane, J. Foster, K. Marais, L. Pollitt, L. Kovac, M. Lambert, S. Amini, T. Boreham, T. Pyne, H. McPherson, M. Rossetto, M. van der Merwe, I. Wright, and and Matthew Alfonzetti. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens, Macquarie University”. 2018.
Niinemets_20092676Ü. Niinemets, I. J. Wright, and J. R. Evans. “Leaf mesophyll diffusion conductance in 35 Australian sclerophylls covering a broad range of foliage structural and physiological variation”. Journal of Experimental Botany 60 (2009), pp. 2433-2449. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erp045.
Wright_20023469I. J. Wright and M. Westoby. “Leaves at low versus high rainfall: Coordination of structure, lifespan and physiology”. New Phytologist 155 (2002), pp. 403-416. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00479.x.
Ooi_2007264M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Westoby_20143339S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.
Wright_20091339I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Leaf pigment and reflectance data for sclerophylls, Macquarie University”. 2009.
Onoda_2010735Y. Onoda, A. E. Richards, and M. Westoby. “The relationship between stem biomechanics and wood density is modified by rainfall in 32 Australian woody plant species”. New Phytologist 185.2 (2009), pp. 493-501. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03088.x.
Zanne_2007624A. Zanne. “Unpublished data: Hydraulic traits for NSW plant species from four field sites, Macquarie University”. 2007.
Tsujii_20231321Y. Tsujii, B. J. Atwell, H. Lambers, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf phosphorus fractions vary with leaf economic traits among 35 Australian woody species”. New Phytologist 241.5 (2024), pp. 1985-1997. ISSN: 1469-8137. doi: 10.1111/nph.19513.
Jordan_20201616G. J. Jordan, R. J. Carpenter, B. R. Holland, N. J. Beeton, M. D. Woodhams, and T. J. Brodribb. “Links between environment and stomatal size through evolutionary time in Proteaceae”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287.1919 (2020), p. 20192876. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2876.
NHNSW_20231316N. 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/.
Pickup_2002116M. Pickup. “Unpublished data: Wood density data from Kuring-gai National Park, Macquarie University”. 2002.
NSWFRD_20141215B. 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.
ABRS_20231314Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Fonseca_2000513C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
Grootemaat_2017_2712S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. van Bodegom, and J. H. C. Cornelissen. “Scaling up flammability from individual leaves to fuel beds”. Oikos 126.10 (2017), pp. 1428-1438. doi: 10.1111/oik.03886.
Wright_200077I. 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.
Kubiak_200946P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Chen_201755Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010.
Leishman_199555M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
Morgan_200555H. Morgan. “Root system architecture, water use and rainfall responses of perennial species”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005.
Westoby_200355M. Westoby and I. J. Wright. “The leaf size - twig size spectrum and its relationship to other important spectra of variation among species”. Oecologia 135 (2003), pp. 621-628. doi: 10.1007/s00442-003-1231-6.
ABRS_198144B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
Jordan_201544G. J. Jordan, R. J. Carpenter, A. Koutoulis, A. Price, and T. J. Brodribb. “Environmental adaptation in stomatal size independent of the effects of genome size”. New Phytologist 205.2 (2015), pp. 608-617. doi: 10.1111/nph.13076.
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.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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.
Falster_200333D. S. Falster and M. Westoby. “Leaf size and angle vary widely across species: what consequences for light interception?”. New Phytologist 158.3 (2003), pp. 509-525. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00765.x.
Henery_200133M. L. Henery and M. Westoby. “Seed mass and seed nutrient content as predictors of seed output variation between species”. Oikos 92 (2001), pp. 479-490. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.920309.x.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202233N. 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/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wright_200122I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Seed mass reserve data for various species in NSW, Macquarie University”. 2001.
Bragg_200211J. G. Bragg and M. Westoby. “Leaf size and foraging for light in a sclerophyll woodland”. Functional Ecology 16 (2002), pp. 633-639. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2002.00661.x.
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.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Schmidt_199311S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.