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Pandorea pandorana

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Family Bignoniaceae

Taxonomy: Pandorea pandorana (Andrews) Steenis

Synonyms: 27 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Bignonia australis R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bignonia meonantha Link (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bignonia pandorae Ker Gawl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Bignonia pandorana Andrews (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Bignonia pandorea Vent. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Fecoma latrobei F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pandorea australis Spach (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pandorea australis subsp. meonantha (Link) Steenis (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pandorea australis subsp. pandorea (Vent.) Steenis (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pandorea australis var. meonantha (Link) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pandorea australis var. oxleyi (DC.) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pandorea australis var. rosea Rehder (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pandorea oxleyi Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pandorea pandorana (Andrews) Steenis subsp. pandorana (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Pandorea pandorana subsp. A (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma australis R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma australis var. meonantha (Link) DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma australis var. pandorea (Vent.) F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma diversifolia G.Don (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma latrobei F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma latrobei Teijsm. & Binn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma meonantha (Link) Sweet (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma ochroxantha Kunth (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma ochroxantha Kunth & C.D.Bouché (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma oxleyi DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tecoma pandorana (Andrews) Skeels (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Tecoma pandorea Steud. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Pandorea pandorana subsp. austrocaledonica (Bureau) P.S.Green (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA (native and naturalised), Qld, NSW, LHI, NI (presumed extinct), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ATRP_2020 (1), Benwell_2024 (4), Butler_2004 (5), Clarke_2009 (3), Clarke_2015 (5), Collette_2021 (1), Cooper_2013 (12), Draper_2023 (3), Fonseca_2000 (17), Gallagher_2012 (4), Hughes_1992 (3), Hyland_2003 (1), Kew_2019_1 (5), Kew_2019_6 (1), Kooyman_2011 (10), Kubiak_2009 (4), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (6), McGlone_2015 (6), Mesaglio_2022 (2), Metcalfe_2009 (17), Moles_2000 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (7), NHNSW_2023 (63), NSWFRD_2014 (14), Ooi_2007 (101), Pickup_2021 (25), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (25), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (9), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Smith_1996 (177), TMAG_2009 (13), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_1 (3), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wells_2012 (78), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (36), Williams_2011 (8), Wright_2000 (4), Yang_2023 (2), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (22). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 110 traits from 725 records in 47 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 (1); partial_resprouting (7); resprouts (4) [sources: Benwell_2024; Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; Metcalfe_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Yang_2023]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (7); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Benwell_2024; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • post_fire_flowering (categorical): fire_enhanced_flowering (1) [sources: Yang_2023]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 59 mm (40-120 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 15.62 mm (10-25 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (7) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (4) [sources: Cooper_2013; Metcalfe_2009; Sjostrom_2006; Wells_2012]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5); indehiscent (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wells_2012]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1442.12 mm2 (12-5460 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Metcalfe_2009; Moles_2000; Smith_1996]
  • leaflet_area (numerical): 504.5 mm2 (83.79-1138.67 mm2) [sources: Wells_2012]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 57.73 mm (5-160 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Smith_1996; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 16.78 mm (2-65 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; Smith_1996; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 11.79 mg (0.38-35 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Smith_1996]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2.75 cm (1-4.5 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 38.01 g/m2 (17.06-75.02 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Moles_2000; Smith_1996; Wells_2012; Williams_2011]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.29 g/g (0.19-0.39 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996; Wells_2012]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 2.35 g/g (1.58-4.11 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2); narrowly_lanceolate (1); ovate (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (3); rounded (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (5) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (8) [sources: Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2000]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 17.05 deg (0-35 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (10); climber_herbaceous (7); climber_woody (11); shrub (3) [sources: ATRP_2020; Butler_2004; Clarke_2009; Cooper_2013; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Kooyman_2011; Leishman_1995; McGlone_2015; Metcalfe_2009; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wells_2012; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1); semi_woody (1); woody (7) [sources: Hyland_2003; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • plant_climbing_mechanism (categorical): twining (1) [sources: Gallagher_2012]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (1); prostrate (1); sprawling (1) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: Kooyman_2011; TMAG_2009]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; White_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (3); moth (2) [sources: Draper_2023; Metcalfe_2009; Wells_2012; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (10) [sources: Butler_2004; Draper_2023; Gallagher_2012; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; Metcalfe_2009; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (8) [sources: Butler_2004; Draper_2023; Leishman_1995; Metcalfe_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Wells_2012; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnynnn (2); nnnnnnnyynnn (1); nnnnnyyyyyyy (2); nnnyyyynnnnn (1); ynnnnnnnyyyy (2); yyynnnnyyyyy (1); yyyyyynnnnnn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; TMAG_2009; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (7) [sources: Benwell_2024; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (8); transient (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (3); none (1) [sources: Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 4.58 mg (0.98-11.14 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 13.25 mm (4-24 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; TMAG_2009]
  • seed_width (numerical): 9.9 mm (5-15 mm) [sources: Butler_2004; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): winged (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.44 mg/mm3 (0.4-0.46 mg/mm3) [sources: Wells_2012]
whole plant morphology

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Metcalfe_20091717E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x.
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