Macrozamia communis

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Family Zamiaceae

Taxonomy: Macrozamia communis L.A.S.Johnson

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (1), ABRS_2023 (12), Chen_2017 (1), Clarke_2015 (1), Grootemaat_2015 (224), Grootemaat_2017_2 (56), Hughes_1992 (1), Kubiak_2009 (2), Laxton_2005 (11), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (7), Moles_2011 (7), NHNSW_2022 (1), NHNSW_2023 (21), NSWFRD_2014 (10), Niinemets_2009 (51), Schmidt_1993 (1), Tsujii_2023 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19), Wright_2002 (67), Wright_2009 (30). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 126 traits from 535 records in 23 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 (5) [sources: Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]

flower morphology

sex_type (categorical): dioecious (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 325 mm (200-450 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 150 mm (100-200 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): strobilus (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Leishman_1995]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 74916.83 mm2 (670-367941 mm2) [sources: Grootemaat_2015; Laxton_2005; Moles_2011; Niinemets_2009; Wright_2002]
leaf_length (numerical): 960.4 mm (120-2500 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 7.95 mm (4-12 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2015; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 261 mg (157-310 mg) [sources: Grootemaat_2015]
petiole_length (numerical): 36 cm (12-60 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 263.94 g/m2 (211.86-293 g/m2) [sources: Grootemaat_2015; Laxton_2005; Leishman_1995; Moles_2011; Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023; Wright_2002]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.5 g/g (0.5-0.5 g/g) [sources: Moles_2011]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.1 g/g (1.1-1.1 g/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2015]
leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
leaf_hairs_immature_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1); cam (1) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): basal_large (1); shrub (3) [sources: Leishman_1995; Moles_2011; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): semi_woody (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): rosette (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (1); non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Niinemets_2009; White_2020]
root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (1); insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); endozoochory (2); epizoochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): birds (1); mammals (1); vertebrates (2) [sources: Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnyyynnnn (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
bud_bank_location (categorical): apical_buds (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 14.29 mg/g (12-16.47 mg/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_2; Laxton_2005; Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023; Wright_2002]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.62 mg/g (0.53-0.69 mg/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_2; Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023; Wright_2002]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.74 {delta}[ppth] (-28.24--26.8 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Wright_2002]

physiology

leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_area_maximum (numerical): 8.2 umol{CO2}/m2/s (6.98-9.42 umol{CO2}/m2/s) [sources: Niinemets_2009]
leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_dry_mass_maximum (numerical): 0.04 umol{CO2}/g/s (0.03-0.05 umol{CO2}/g/s) [sources: Niinemets_2009]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 7473.88 mg (7473.87-7473.9 mg) [sources: Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995]
seed_length (numerical): 37.5 mm (30-45 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
seed_width (numerical): 25 mm (20-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 1.5 m (1.5-1.5 m) [sources: Leishman_1995]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): sharp_pointed_defence (2) [sources: Moles_2011; White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Grootemaat_2015	17	224	S. 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.
Wright_2002	25	67	I. 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.
Grootemaat_2017_2	10	56	S. 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.
Niinemets_2009	27	51	Ü. 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_2009	13	30	I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Leaf pigment and reflectance data for sclerophylls, Macquarie University”. 2009.
NHNSW_2023	11	21	N. 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/.
White_2020	19	19	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_2023	9	12	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Laxton_2005	11	11	E. Laxton. “Relationship between leaf traits, insect communities and resource availability”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/483.
NSWFRD_2014	8	10	B. 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.
Tsujii_2023	8	8	Y. 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.
Leishman_1995	7	7	M. 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.
Moles_2011	7	7	A. T. Moles, I. R. Wallis, W. J. Foley, D. I. Warton, J. C. Stegen, A. J. Bisigato, L. Cella-Pizarro, C. J. Clark, P. S. Cohen, W. K. Cornwell, W. Edwards, R. Ejrnaes, T. Gonzales-Ojeda, B. J. Graae, G. Hay, F. C. Lumbwe, B. Magana-Rodriguez, B. D. Moore, P. L. Peri, J. R. Poulsen, R. Veldtman, H. von Zeipel, N. R. Andrew, S. L. Boulter, E. T. Borer, F. F. Campon, M. Coll, A. G. Farji-Brener, J. D. Gabriel, E. Jurado, L. A. Kyhn, B. Low, C. P. H. Mulder, K. Reardon-Smith, J. Rodriguez-Velazquez, E. W. Seabloom, P. A. Vesk, A. van Cauter, M. S. Waldram, Z. Zheng, P. G. Blendinger, B. J. Enquist, J. M. Facelli, T. Knight, J. D. Majer, M. Martinez-Ramos, P. McQuillan, and L. D. Prior. “Putting plant resistance traits on the map: A test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes”. New Phytologist 191.3 (2011), pp. 777-788. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03732.x.
Kubiak_2009	1	2	P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ABRS_2022	1	1	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Chen_2017	1	1	Chen, 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.
Clarke_2015	1	1	P. 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.
Hughes_1992	1	1	L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Leishman_1993	1	1	M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
NHNSW_2022	1	1	N. 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/.
Schmidt_1993	1	1	S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.