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Leptospermum trinervium

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Leptospermum trinervium (J.White) Joy Thomps.

Synonyms: 14 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Leptospermum attenuatum Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum attenuatum Sm. var. attenuatum (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum gnidiaefolium DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum gnidiifolium DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum pendulum Sieber ex DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum pendulum Sieber ex Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum stellatum Cav. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum stellatum Cav. f. stellatum (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum stellatum Cav. var. stellatum (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum stellatum f. angustifolium Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum stellatum f. fallax Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum stellatum var. grandiflorum Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum stellatum var. typicum Hochr. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Melaleuca trinervia J.White (nomenclatural synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Bragg_2002 (1), Clarke_2009 (2), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Duncan_1998 (38), Falster_2003 (3), Fonseca_2000 (13), Gallagher_2018 (57), Hughes_1992 (3), Hughes_2005 (5), Kew_2019_1 (1), Knox_2011 (6), Kubiak_2009 (8), Laxton_2005 (20), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (5), McGlone_2015 (6), Mesaglio_2022 (1), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (18), NSWFRD_2014 (12), Onoda_2010 (35), Pickup_2005 (8), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (20), Sjostrom_2006 (3), Tsujii_2023 (21), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2003 (5), Westoby_2014 (39), White_2020 (38), Wright_2002 (69), Zanne_2007 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 141 traits from 472 records in 36 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): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 33.32 mm2 (13.13-78.17 mm2) [sources: Bragg_2002; Duncan_1998; Falster_2003; Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018; Laxton_2005; Leishman_1995; Pickup_2005; Westoby_2003; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 17.5 mm (9-22 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.78 mm (1-6 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 4.74 mg (2-10.12 mg) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 142.3 g/m2 (95.02-188.52 g/m2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018; Knox_2011; Laxton_2005; Leishman_1995; Pickup_2005; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2003; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002; Zanne_2007]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 5.7 mm2/mg (5.7-5.7 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.5 g/g (0.36-0.64 g/g) [sources: Duncan_1998]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); narrowly_elliptical (2); narrowly_obovate (1); widely_obovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); rounded (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: Falster_2003; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 58.9 deg (58.9-58.9 deg) [sources: Falster_2003]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Duncan_1998; Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (9); tree (5) [sources: Clarke_2009; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); barochory (1) [sources: Leishman_1995; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (3); nnnnnnnyyyyy (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (2) [sources: Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1); transient (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (3) [sources: Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 9.11 mg/g (7-10.36 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Laxton_2005; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.29 mg/g (0.18-0.39 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -30.3 {delta}[ppth] (-30.95--29.66 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.19 mg (0.18-0.2 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.72 mg/mm3 (0.57-1.03 mg/mm3) [sources: Hughes_2005; Knox_2011; Onoda_2010; Pickup_2005; Westoby_2014; Zanne_2007]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0.01 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Pickup_2005; Westoby_2014; Zanne_2007]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 161 {count}/mm2 (161-161 {count}/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 23 um (23-23 um) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.07 mm2/mm2 (0.07-0.07 mm2/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
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.
Gallagher_2018557R. 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.
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.
Duncan_19981438D. H. Duncan. “Unpublished data: Structural basis of variation in leaf mass per area in three plant clades, Macquarie University”. 1998.
White_20201938M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
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.
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.
Laxton_20051120E. Laxton. “Relationship between leaf traits, insect communities and resource availability”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/483.
RBGV_20231520VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231318N. 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/.
Zanne_2007618A. Zanne. “Unpublished data: Hydraulic traits for NSW plant species from four field sites, Macquarie University”. 2007.
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.
NSWFRD_20141112B. 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.
Kubiak_200958P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Pickup_200558M. Pickup, M. Westoby, and A. Basden. “Dry mass costs of deploying leaf area in relation to leaf size”. Functional Ecology 19.1 (2005), pp. 88-97. doi: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00927.x.
Knox_201166K. J. E. Knox and P. J. Clarke. “Fire severity and nutrient availability do not constrain resprouting in forest shrubs”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 1967-1978. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9956-5.
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.
Hughes_200555K. Hughes. “Unpublished data: Wood and stem density data for Australian plant species, Macquarie University”. 2005.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
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/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_200633A. 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.
Clarke_200922P. J. Clarke, K. J. E. Knox, M. L. Campbell, and L. M. Copeland. “Post-fire recovery of woody plants in the New England Tableland Bioregion”. Cunninghamia 11 (2009), pp. 221-239. doi: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4907.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
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.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
Mesaglio_202211T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.