AusTraits

Petalostigma pubescens

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Family Picrodendraceae

Taxonomy: Petalostigma pubescens Domin

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Petalostigma nummularium Airy Shaw (taxonomic synonym)
  • Petalostigma quadriloculare var. nigrum Ewart & O.B.Davies (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Brock_1993 (12), Clarke_2015 (9), Cooper_2013 (15), Crowley_2007 (3), Dong_2017 (8), Ilic_2000 (1), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (1), Kooyman_2011 (14), Lawes_2012 (20), Lord_1997 (4), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (20), NSWFRD_2014 (4), NTH_2014 (4), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (19), Nano_2011 (5), Rice_1991 (1), Rosell_2014 (8), RussellSmith_2012 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Tng_2013 (5), Tomlinson_2013 (19), Tomlinson_2019 (270), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (7), WAH_2023_2 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (34), White_2020 (19), Wright_2000 (10), Wright_2008 (9), Wright_2019 (467), eFLOWER_2021 (28). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 146 traits from 1,049 records in 38 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): resprouts (12) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2); post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Nano_2011]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 19 mm (10-25 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; NTH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 16.83 mm (12-22 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 14.5 mm (12-17 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4); drupe (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2); fleshy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4); indehiscent (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): orange (1); yellow (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 732.74 mm2 (303.96-1460.3 mm2) [sources: Tng_2013; Tomlinson_2013; Westoby_2014; Wright_2008; Wright_2019]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 34.12 mm (18-60 mm) [sources: Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 20.75 mm (9-40 mm) [sources: Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 81.2 mg (36.6-386.2 mg) [sources: Wright_2019]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.62 cm (0.3-1 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 132.94 g/m2 (27.83-263.16 g/m2) [sources: Dong_2017; Tng_2013; Tomlinson_2013; Tomlinson_2019; Westoby_2014; Wright_2008; Wright_2019]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 8.34 mm2/mg (8.34-8.34 mm2/mg) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.48 g/g (0.23-0.73 g/g) [sources: Tomlinson_2013; Wright_2019]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.43 g/g (0.43-0.43 g/g) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); narrowly_ovate (1); orbicular (1); ovate (2) [sources: Brock_1993; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2014]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (6); tree (9) [sources: Brock_1993; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Lord_1997; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; Rice_1991; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: Brock_1993; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): dense (1); prostrate (1); spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; WAH_2022_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (4) [sources: Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NTH_2014; Tomlinson_2013]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Dong_2017; White_2020; Wright_2008]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1); myrmecochory (1) [sources: Lord_1997; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); birds (2); invertebrates (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; Lord_1997; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyy (1); nnnnnnnnyyyy (1); yyyyyynnnnnn (1); yyyyyyynnyyy (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Brock_1993; Cooper_2013; NTH_2014; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (3) [sources: RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (4); epicormic_buds (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 12.38 mg/g (5.04-27.75 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017; Tomlinson_2013; Tomlinson_2019; Westoby_2014; Wright_2008; Wright_2019]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.31 mg/g (0.23-5.63 mg/g) [sources: Tomlinson_2013; Tomlinson_2019; Westoby_2014; Wright_2008; Wright_2019]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.77 {delta}[ppth] (-30.66--26.97 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017; Tng_2013; Westoby_2014; Wright_2019]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 26.57 mg (22.1-37.6 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Lord_1997]
  • seed_length (numerical): 9.75 mm (5-14 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid_flattened (1); ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.74 mg/mm3 (0.58-0.91 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Kooyman_2011; Rosell_2014; Tng_2013; Westoby_2014; Wright_2008; Wright_2019]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • stem_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.17 g/g (0.17-0.17 g/g) [sources: Tomlinson_2013]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Wright_201937467I. J. Wright, J. Cooke, L. A. Cernusak, L. B. Hutley, M. C. Scalon, W. C. Tozer, and C. E. R. Lehmann. “Stem diameter growth rates in a fire-prone savanna correlate with photosynthetic rate and branch-scale biomass allocation, but not specific leaf area”. Austral Ecology 44.2 (2018), pp. 339-350. doi: 10.1111/aec.12678.
Tomlinson_201911270K. W. Tomlinson, F. J. Sterck, E. R. M. Barbosa, S. de Bie, H. H. T. Prins, and F. van Langevelde. “Seedling growth of savanna tree species from three continents under grass competition and nutrient limitation in a greenhouse experiment”. Journal of Ecology 107.3 (2019), pp. 1051-1066. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13085.
Westoby_20143234S. 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.
eFLOWER_20212028J. Schönenberger, M. Balthazar, A. L. Martinez, B. Albert, C. Prieu, S. Magallon, and H. Sauquet. “Phylogenetic analysis of fossil flowers using an angiosperm-wide data set: proof-of-concept and challenges ahead”. American Journal of Botany 107.10 (2020), pp. 1433-1448. doi: 10.1002/ajb2.1538.
Lawes_2012120M. J. Lawes, J. J. Midgley, and P. J. Clarke. “Costs and benefits of relative bark thickness in relation to fire damage: A savanna/forest contrast”. Journal of Ecology 101 (2012), pp. 517-524. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12035.
NHNSW_20231520N. 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/.
NTH_20231419D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
Tomlinson_20131919K. W. Tomlinson, L. Poorter, F. J. Sterck, F. Borghetti, D. Ward, S. de Bie, and F. van Langevelde. “Leaf adaptations of evergreen and deciduous trees of semi-arid and humid savannas on three continents”. Journal of Ecology 101 (2013), pp. 430-440. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12056.
White_20201919M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Cooper_20131215W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Kooyman_20111114R. 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.
Brock_1993912J. Brock and A. Dunlop. Native plants of northern Australia. Reed New Holland, 1993. ISBN: 9781877069246.
Wright_20001010I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
Clarke_201539P. 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.
Wright_200899I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Trait data for Northern Territory savanna species, Macquarie University”. 2008.
Dong_201788N. Dong, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, S. Caddy-Retalic, A. J. Lowe, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf nitrogen from first principles: field evidence for adaptive variation with climate”. Biogeosciences 14.2 (2017), pp. 481-495. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-481-2017.
Rosell_201488J. A. Rosell, S. Gleason, R. Mendez-Alonzo, Y. Chang, and M. Westoby. “Bark functional ecology: Evidence for tradeoffs, functional coordination, and environment producing bark diversity”. New Phytologist 201.2 (2014), pp. 486-497. doi: 10.1111/nph.12541.
RussellSmith_201248J. Russell-Smith, M. R. Gardener, C. Brock, K. Brennan, C. P. Yates, and B. Grace. “Fire persistence traits can be used to predict vegetation response to changing fire regimes at expansive landscape scales - an Australian example”. Journal of Biogeography 39 (2012), pp. 1657-1668. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02714.x.
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Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
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