AusTraits

Persoonia lanceolata

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Family Proteaceae

Taxonomy: Persoonia lanceolata Andrews

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Linkia lanceolata (Andrews) Britten (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Linkia lanceolata (Andrews) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Persoonia lanceolata Andrews var. lanceolata (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Persoonia lanceolata subsp. A (taxonomic synonym)
  • Persoonia lanceolata var. angustifolia Meisn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Persoonia lanceolata var. latifolia (Andrews) Endl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Persoonia latifolia Andrews (taxonomic synonym)
  • Persoonia ligustrina Knight (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (3), ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (11), Bragg_2002 (1), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Duncan_1998 (14), Falster_2003 (3), Gallagher_2018 (20), Gosper_2004 (2), Henery_2001 (3), Hughes_1992 (5), Hughes_2005 (5), Jordan_2020 (17), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kubiak_2009 (8), Laxton_2005 (20), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (7), MacinnisNg_2004 (44), Moles_2011 (7), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (10), NSWFRD_2014 (11), Niinemets_2009 (73), Pickup_2002 (17), Pickup_2005 (8), Pickup_2021 (5), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2023 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (1), Wright_2009 (43). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 124 traits from 367 records in 36 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 (5) [sources: Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Pickup_2021]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): drupe (3); pyrene (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Leishman_1995; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 627.91 mm2 (174.21-1261 mm2) [sources: Bragg_2002; Duncan_1998; Falster_2003; Gallagher_2018; Jordan_2020; Laxton_2005; Leishman_1995; Moles_2011; Niinemets_2009; Pickup_2002; Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 65 mm (30-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 18 mm (4-32 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 75.12 mg (43.2-125.57 mg) [sources: Duncan_1998; Gallagher_2018]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 192.75 g/m2 (132.1-263.96 g/m2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Gallagher_2018; Jordan_2020; Laxton_2005; Leishman_1995; Moles_2011; Niinemets_2009; Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 4.42 mm2/mg (4.42-4.42 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.33 g/g (0.29-0.38 g/g) [sources: Duncan_1998; Moles_2011]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): oblanceolate (2); obovate (2); spathulate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: Jordan_2020; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); revolute (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Jordan_2020]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_1981; Falster_2003; Jordan_2020; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_hairs_immature_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 64.9 deg (64.9-64.9 deg) [sources: Falster_2003]
  • leaf_stomatal_density_abaxial (numerical): 26.7 {count}/mm2 (26.7-26.7 {count}/mm2) [sources: Jordan_2020]
  • leaf_stomatal_density_adaxial (numerical): 23.34 {count}/mm2 (23.34-23.34 {count}/mm2) [sources: Jordan_2020]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Duncan_1998]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; Moles_2011; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jordan_2020; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2); spreading (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
  • pollination_system (categorical): bee (1) [sources: Stephens_2023]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (2); zoochory (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): vertebrates (2) [sources: Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yyyynnnnnnnn (2); yyyyynnnnnnn (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: ABRS_1981; Chen_2017; Hughes_1992; NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (1) [sources: Hughes_1992]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physiological_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 6.96 mg/g (3.2-9.7 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Laxton_2005; Niinemets_2009]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.25 mg/g (0.1-0.66 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Niinemets_2009]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.63 {delta}[ppth] (-29.16--27.81 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Niinemets_2009]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 95.04 mg (87.76-102.33 mg) [sources: Henery_2001; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.59 mg/mm3 (0.47-0.64 mg/mm3) [sources: Hughes_2005; Pickup_2002; Pickup_2005]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: MacinnisNg_2004; Pickup_2005]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 443 {count}/mm2 (443-443 {count}/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 14 um (14-14 um) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.08 mm2/mm2 (0.08-0.08 mm2/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Niinemets_20092673Ü. Niinemets, I. J. Wright, and J. R. Evans. “Leaf mesophyll diffusion conductance in 35 Australian sclerophylls covering a broad range of foliage structural and physiological variation”. Journal of Experimental Botany 60 (2009), pp. 2433-2449. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erp045.
MacinnisNg_2004844C. Macinnis-Ng, K. McClenahan, and D. Eamus. “Convergence in hydraulic architecture, water relations and primary productivity amongst habitats and across seasons in Sydney”. Functional Plant Biology 31.5 (2004), pp. 429-439. doi: 10.1071/fp03194.
Wright_20091343I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Leaf pigment and reflectance data for sclerophylls, Macquarie University”. 2009.
Gallagher_2018520R. Gallagher, A. Phillips, B. Laugier-Kitchener, C. Laws, D. Lanceman, D. M. Londono, E. McFarlane, J. Foster, K. Marais, L. Pollitt, L. Kovac, M. Lambert, S. Amini, T. Boreham, T. Pyne, H. McPherson, M. Rossetto, M. van der Merwe, I. Wright, and and Matthew Alfonzetti. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens, Macquarie University”. 2018.
Laxton_20051120E. Laxton. “Relationship between leaf traits, insect communities and resource availability”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/483.
Jordan_20201717G. J. Jordan, R. J. Carpenter, B. R. Holland, N. J. Beeton, M. D. Woodhams, and T. J. Brodribb. “Links between environment and stomatal size through evolutionary time in Proteaceae”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287.1919 (2020), p. 20192876. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2876.
Pickup_2002217M. Pickup. “Unpublished data: Wood density data from Kuring-gai National Park, Macquarie University”. 2002.
Duncan_19981414D. H. Duncan. “Unpublished data: Structural basis of variation in leaf mass per area in three plant clades, Macquarie University”. 1998.
ABRS_2023811Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NSWFRD_2014911B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
NHNSW_2023810N. 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/.
Kubiak_200948P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Pickup_200558M. Pickup, M. Westoby, and A. Basden. “Dry mass costs of deploying leaf area in relation to leaf size”. Functional Ecology 19.1 (2005), pp. 88-97. doi: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00927.x.
Leishman_199577M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
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.
Chen_201755Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010.
Hughes_199255L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Hughes_200555K. Hughes. “Unpublished data: Wood and stem density data for Australian plant species, Macquarie University”. 2005.
Pickup_202155M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202244N. 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/.
Sjostrom_200644A. 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.
ABRS_198133B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
Clarke_201533P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
Falster_200333D. S. Falster and M. Westoby. “Leaf size and angle vary widely across species: what consequences for light interception?”. New Phytologist 158.3 (2003), pp. 509-525. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00765.x.
Henery_200133M. L. Henery and M. Westoby. “Seed mass and seed nutrient content as predictors of seed output variation between species”. Oikos 92 (2001), pp. 479-490. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.920309.x.
Gosper_200412C. R. Gosper. “Fruit characteristics of invasive bitou bush, Chrysanthemoides monilifera (Asteraceae), and a comparison with co-occurring native plant species”. Australian Journal of Botany 52.2 (2004), pp. 223-230. doi: 10.1071/bt03046.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Bragg_200211J. G. Bragg and M. Westoby. “Leaf size and foraging for light in a sclerophyll woodland”. Functional Ecology 16 (2002), pp. 633-639. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2002.00661.x.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
Stephens_202311R. E. Stephens, R. V. Gallagher, L. Dun, W. Cornwell, and H. Sauquet. “Insect pollination for most of angiosperm evolutionary history”. New Phytologist 240.2 (2023), pp. 880-891. ISSN: 1469-8137. doi: 10.1111/nph.18993.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Westoby_201411S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.