Philotheca difformis subsp. difformis
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Family Rutaceae
Taxonomy: Philotheca difformis (A.Cunn. ex Endl.) Paul G.Wilson subsp. difformis
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Eriostemon difformis A.Cunn. ex Endl. subsp. difformis (nomenclatural synonym)
- Eriostemon difformis A.Cunn. ex Endl. var. difformis (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): SA, Qld, NSW, Vic
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (8), NSWFRD_2014 (4), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (38). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 35 traits from 74 records in 8 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) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 5 mm (5-5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): follicle (1); mericarp (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 4.12 mm (2.5-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): ovate (1); rhomboidal (1); terete (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): concave (1); convex (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): bushy (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): ballistic (1); zoochory (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
- dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (2) [sources: White_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (2); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 3.25 mm (2.5-4 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): reniform (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 19 | 38 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| RBGV_2023 | 11 | 14 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 7 | 8 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NSWFRD_2014 | 4 | 4 | B. 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. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |