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Nothofagus cunninghamii

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Family Nothofagaceae

Taxonomy: Nothofagus cunninghamii (Hook.) Oerst.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Fagus cunninghamii Hook. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Lophozonia cunninghamii (Hook.) Heenan & Smissen (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (1), ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (15), Blackman_2010 (4), Bloomfield_2018 (225), Brodribb_2000 (4), Cheal_2017 (6), Chen_2017 (4), Clarke_2015 (3), Cooper_2013 (10), Ilic_2000 (2), Jordan_2001 (6), Jordan_2007 (8), Kew_2019_1 (5), Kooyman_2011 (11), Lusk_2012 (10), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (2), Moles_2011 (7), Prior_2022 (45), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (15), Richards_2008 (2), Rumman_2018 (4), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Smith_1996 (720), TMAG_2009 (12), Tng_2013 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Wright_2000 (3), Wright_2006 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 112 traits from 1,176 records in 34 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): fire_killed (13); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Prior_2022]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jordan_2001; RBGV_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.17 mm (3-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (4) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 116.78 mm2 (13.4-353.43 mm2) [sources: Jordan_2007; Mokany_2015; Moles_2011; Smith_1996; Tng_2013; Wright_2006]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 13.54 mm (4-25 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 11.03 mm (3-20 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Smith_1996; Kooyman_2011; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 7.81 mg (3.6-15.11 mg) [sources: Smith_1996]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 133.68 g/m2 (69.78-201 g/m2) [sources: Blackman_2010; Bloomfield_2018; Jordan_2007; Lusk_2012; Moles_2011; Smith_1996; Tng_2013; Wright_2006]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 5.14 mm2/mg (5.14-5.14 mm2/mg) [sources: Lusk_2012]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.49 g/g (0.44-0.54 g/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Moles_2011; Smith_1996]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.03 g/g (0.84-1.29 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Rumman_2018]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): orbicular (2); ovate (2); rhomboidal (1); triangular (2); trullate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (2); truncate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_hairs_immature_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 27.5 deg (0-85 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3); tree (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; Moles_2011; RBGV_2022; Rumman_2018; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; RBGV_2022; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (4) [sources: ABRS_1981; Jordan_2007; Kooyman_2011; TMAG_2009]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnnyy (2); yyynnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; TMAG_2009; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (5); basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (3); none (9) [sources: Clarke_2015; Prior_2022]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 12.78 mg/g (6.28-20.39 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Smith_1996]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.81 mg/g (0.13-1.31 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Richards_2008; Smith_1996]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.43 {delta}[ppth] (-30.39--28.46 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Rumman_2018; Tng_2013]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 9.92 mg (1.66-40 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.75 mm (1-4 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; Kooyman_2011]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.57 mg/mm3 (0.53-0.6 mg/mm3) [sources: Blackman_2010; Ilic_2000; Tng_2013; Wright_2006]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Brodribb_2000; Wright_2006]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 7.6 um (6.9-8.3 um) [sources: Lusk_2012]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 36.25 m (20-50 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; Mokany_2015; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: Moles_2011; White_2020]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Smith_199617720B. Smith. “Community-level convergence and community structure of temperate Nothofagus forests”. PhD. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1996. url: http://web.nateko.lu.se/personal/benjamin.smith/thesis/thesis.html.
Bloomfield_201824225K. J. Bloomfield, L. A. Cernusak, D. Eamus, D. S. Ellsworth, I. C. Prentice, I. J. Wright, M. M. Boer, M. G. Bradford, P. Cale, J. Cleverly, J. J. G. Egerton, B. J. Evans, L. S. Hayes, M. F. Hutchinson, M. J. Liddell, C. Macfarlane, W. S. Meyer, S. M. Prober, H. F. Togashi, T. Wardlaw, L. Zhu, and O. K. Atkin. “A continental-scale assessment of variability in leaf traits: Within species, across sites and between seasons”. Functional Ecology 32.6 (2018), pp. 1492-1506. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13097.
Prior_2022345L. D. Prior, S. M. Foyster, J. M. Furlaud, G. J. Williamson, and D. M. Bowman. “Using permanent forest plots to evaluate the resilience to fire of Tasmania's tall wet eucalypt forests”. Forest Ecology and Management 505 (2022), p. 119922. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119922.
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_20231215Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_20231215VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
TMAG_20091012Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania.
Kooyman_20111011R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
Cooper_2013910W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Lusk_2012610C. H. Lusk, J. W. G. Kelly, and S. M. Gleason. “Light requirements of Australian tropical vs. cool-temperate rainforest tree species show different relationships with seedling growth and functional traits”. Annals of Botany 111 (2012), pp. 479-488. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcs289.
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Moles_201177A. 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.
Cheal_201766D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
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McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
Tng_201366D. Y. P. Tng, G. J. Jordan, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Plant traits demonstrate that temperate and tropical giant Eucalypt forests are ecologically convergent with rainforest not savanna”. PLoS ONE 8 (2013), p. e84378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084378.
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Kew_2019_115Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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