Melichrus hirsutus
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Family Ericaceae
Taxonomy: Melichrus hirsutus J.B.Williams ex H.T.Kenn. & I.Telford
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Melichrus sp. A (taxonomic synonym)
- Melichrus sp. Newfoundland State Forest (P.Gilmour 7852) (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): NSW
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (14), Sjostrom_2006 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 30 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): drupe (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 26.5 mm (20-33 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3.8 mm (2.6-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.02 cm (0-0.03 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): truncate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.3 m (0.2-0.4 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 10 | 14 | 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/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 8 | A. 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. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | 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/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |