Noltea africana
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Family Rhamnaceae
Taxonomy: Noltea africana (L.) Endl.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Ceanothus africanus L. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Willemetia africana (L.) Brongn. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (26), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 21 traits from 32 records in 4 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 9 mm (8-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 9 mm (8-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 9 mm (8-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): black (1); brown (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 50 mm (30-70 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 15 mm (10-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.5 cm (0.3-0.7 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_dentate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); revolute (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (1); tree (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 2.25 m (0.5-4 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 18 | 26 | 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 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| 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. |