Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus

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Family Violaceae

Taxonomy: Melicytus angustifolius subsp. divaricatus Stajsic & R.F.Douglas

Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)

Hymenanthera banksii var. angustifolia Stirling (taxonomic synonym)
Hymenanthera sp. (Mt Buffalo R.Melville 2561) Qld Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Hymenanthera sp. 1 aff. alpina Qld Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Hymenanthera sp. Snowfields (taxonomic synonym)
Hymenanthera sp. aff. dentata (Snowfields variant) Vic. Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Hymenanthera sp. aff. dentata (Volcanic Plain variant) Vic. Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Melicytus sp. Snowfields (N.G.Walsh 6202) Vic. Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Melicytus sp. Volcanic Plain (V.Stajsic 3673) Vic. Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Melicytus sp. aff. dentatus (Snowfields variant) Vic. Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Melicytus sp. aff. dentatus (Volcanic Plain variant) Vic. Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)

Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)

Hymenanthera angustifolia DC. (misapplied)
Hymenanthera dentata DC. (misapplied)
Melicytus dentatus (DC.) Molloy & Mabb. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (2), ANBG_2019 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (17), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (40), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 43 traits from 99 records in 11 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 (2) [sources: White_2020]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 6.17 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 6 mm (5-7 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 6 mm (5-7 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): berry (3); pyrene (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_colour (categorical): blue (2); grey (2); white (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 15.5 mm (9-22 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): oblong (1); obovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); erect (2); prostrate (3); spreading (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
dispersers (categorical): birds (2) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnnyy (1); ynnnnnyyyyyy (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 7.49 mg (7.49-7.49 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
seed_length (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 1.15 m (0.3-2 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
White_2020	20	40	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_2023	11	17	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/.
RBGV_2023	9	14	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Williams_2011	10	10	R. 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.
ABRS_2022	4	4	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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/.
RBGV_2022	4	4	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_2023	2	2	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ANBG_2019	1	1	Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.