Metrosideros kermadecensis
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Family Myrtaceae
Taxonomy: Metrosideros kermadecensis W.R.B.Oliv.
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich. (misapplied)
- Metrosideros villosa Sm. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): NI (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (21), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 32 records in 5 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
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 6.5 mm (6-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 35 mm (20-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 19 mm (10-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.6 cm (0.5-0.7 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); ovate (1); widely_elliptical (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); rounded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): decussate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2); tree (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): epiphyte (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 20 m (20-20 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 14 | 21 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| 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. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | 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. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |