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Lomatia fraseri

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Family Proteaceae

Taxonomy: Lomatia fraseri R.Br.

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Lomatia fraseri R.Br. var. fraseri (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Lomatia fraseri var. pinnatipartita F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lomatia fraseri var. velutina F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tricondylus fraseri (R.Br.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (3), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (19), Caldwell_2016 (30), Cheal_2017 (2), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2009 (3), Clarke_2015 (1), Cooper_2013 (12), Jordan_2020 (9), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kooyman_2011 (11), McGlone_2015 (6), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (15), NSWFRD_2014 (5), Peeters_2002 (12), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Staples_2019 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Williams_2011 (9), Wright_2006 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 76 traits from 207 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 23.12 mm (15-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): follicle (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (2); grey (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 3057.46 mm2 (1418.6-4305.5 mm2) [sources: Caldwell_2016; Peeters_2002; Wright_2006]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 99.5 mm (60-150 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 27.5 mm (10-35 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 323.92 mg (146.4-512.1 mg) [sources: Caldwell_2016]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.75 cm (1-2.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 137.22 g/m2 (99.49-163.93 g/m2) [sources: Caldwell_2016; Peeters_2002; Wright_2006]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.24 g/g (0.89-1.47 g/g) [sources: Caldwell_2016]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Peeters_2002]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); lanceolate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (3); unlobed (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2; Peeters_2002]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Jordan_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (8); tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Clarke_2009; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Peeters_2002; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jordan_2020; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (3) [sources: ABRS_1981; Kooyman_2011; Peeters_2002]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): proteoid_root (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (4) [sources: ABRS_1981; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (2) [sources: Clarke_2009; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 9.12 mg/g (8.35-10.9 mg/g) [sources: Caldwell_2016; Peeters_2002]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 7.2 mg (7.2-7.2 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 7.25 mm (4-17 mm) [sources: ABRS_1981; ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_shape (categorical): winged (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.57 mg/mm3 (0.5-0.62 mg/mm3) [sources: Staples_2019; Wright_2006]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Wright_2006]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Caldwell_2016630E. Caldwell, J. Read, and G. D. Sanson. “Which leaf mechanical traits correlate with insect herbivory among feeding guilds?”. Annals of Botany 117 (2015), pp. 349-361. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcv178.
ABRS_20231619Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231317VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231115N. 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/.
Cooper_20131012W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Peeters_20021212P. J. Peeters. “Correlations between leaf structural traits and the densities of herbivorous insect guilds”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77 (2002), pp. 43-65. doi: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00091.x.
Kooyman_2011911R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
Jordan_202099G. 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.
Williams_201199R. 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.
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.
Wright_200646I. J. Wright, D. S. Falster, M. Pickup, and M. Westoby. “Cross-species patterns in the coordination between leaf and stem traits, and their implications for plant hydraulics”. Physiologia Plantarum 127 (2006), pp. 445-456. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00699.x.
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.
NSWFRD_201455B. 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.
Staples_201915T. Staples, J. M. Dwyer, J. R. England, and M. M. Mayfield. “Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28.10 (2019), pp. 1417-1429. doi: 10.1111/geb.12962.
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_198133B. 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/.
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_200923P. 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_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/.
Cheal_201722D. 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.
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.
Clarke_201511P. 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.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.