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Petrophile pulchella

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Family Proteaceae

Taxonomy: Petrophile pulchella (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) R.Br.

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Atylus fucifolia B.D.Jacks. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Petrophila pulchella R.Br. (orthographic variant)
  • Petrophile fucifolia (Salisb.) Knight (taxonomic synonym)
  • Petrophile pulchella (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) R.Br. var. pulchella (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Petrophile pulchella var. typica Domin (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Protea dichotoma Cav. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Protea fucifolia Salisb. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Protea pulchella Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (13), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Duncan_1998 (13), Fonseca_2000 (5), Gallagher_2018 (77), Henery_2001 (3), Hughes_1992 (3), Hughes_2005 (5), Jagdish_2020 (4), Jordan_2020 (3), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kubiak_2009 (8), Lee_2019 (21), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (4), Leishman_2007 (3), Morgan_2005 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (7), NSWFRD_2014 (11), Ooi_2007 (42), Pickup_2002 (16), Pickup_2005 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2003 (5), Westoby_2014 (31), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (20). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 110 traits from 339 records in 35 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 (3); partial_resprouting (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (4); strobilus (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 380.62 mm2 (33-1127.63 mm2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Westoby_2003; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 58.33 mm (10-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.2 mm (1.2-1.2 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 100.94 mg (18-225.63 mg) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 4 cm (3-5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 249.77 g/m2 (122.54-572.12 g/m2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018; Leishman_1995; Leishman_2007; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Westoby_2003; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 2.61 mm2/mg (2.61-2.61 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.37 g/g (0.37-0.37 g/g) [sources: Duncan_1998]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): terete (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1); simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Munroe_2019]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; 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): prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (2) [sources: Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnnny (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (1); yyynnnnnnnny (1); yyynnnnyyyyy (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; Chen_2017; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • serotiny (categorical): serotinous (2) [sources: Hughes_1992; NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 6.69 mg/g (4.65-10.3 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Leishman_2007; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.41 mg/g (0.14-1.16 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Leishman_2007; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -25.88 {delta}[ppth] (-25.88--25.88 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Westoby_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 5.68 mg (0.26-8.95 mg) [sources: Henery_2001; Jagdish_2020; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Ooi_2007]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.57 mg/mm3 (0.43-0.66 mg/mm3) [sources: Hughes_2005; Lee_2019; Morgan_2005; Pickup_2002; Pickup_2005; Westoby_2014]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Pickup_2005; Westoby_2014]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 419 {count}/mm2 (419-419 {count}/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 16 um (16-16 um) [sources: Hughes_2005]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.1 mm2/mm2 (0.1-0.1 mm2/mm2) [sources: Hughes_2005]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 2.62 m (1.5-3 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Gallagher_2018577R. 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.
Ooi_2007242M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Westoby_20143131S. 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.
Lee_2019521M. R. Lee, J. R. Powell, B. Oberle, W. K. Cornwell, M. Lyons, J. L. Rigg, and A. E. Zanne. “Good neighbors aplenty: fungal endophytes rarely exhibit competitive exclusion patterns across a span of woody habitats”. Ecology 100.9 (2019), p. e02790. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2790.
eFLOWER_Dun_20221720L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
Pickup_2002116M. Pickup. “Unpublished data: Wood density data from Kuring-gai National Park, Macquarie University”. 2002.
ABRS_2023813Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Duncan_19981313D. H. Duncan. “Unpublished data: Structural basis of variation in leaf mass per area in three plant clades, Macquarie University”. 1998.
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.
Kubiak_200958P. 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.
NHNSW_202367N. 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/.
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.
Fonseca_200055C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
Hughes_200555K. Hughes. “Unpublished data: Wood and stem density data for Australian plant species, Macquarie University”. 2005.
Morgan_200555H. Morgan. “Root system architecture, water use and rainfall responses of perennial species”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005.
Westoby_200355M. Westoby and I. J. Wright. “The leaf size - twig size spectrum and its relationship to other important spectra of variation among species”. Oecologia 135 (2003), pp. 621-628. doi: 10.1007/s00442-003-1231-6.
Jagdish_202024A. Jagdish. “Unpublished data: Germination photoperiod sensitivity of Australian Plants, University of New South Wales”. 2020.
Leishman_199544M. 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.
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_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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.
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.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Jordan_202033G. 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.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Leishman_200733M. R. Leishman, T. Haslehurst, A. Ares, and Z. Baruch. “Leaf trait relationships of native and invasive plants: community- and global-scale comparisons”. New Phytologist 176.3 (2007), pp. 635-643. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02189.x.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202233N. 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/.
ABRS_198122B. 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/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
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.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.