Phyllanthus calycinus

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Family Phyllanthaceae

Taxonomy: Phyllanthus calycinus Labill.

Synonyms: 17 (APC 2026-07-30)

Diasperus calycinus (Labill.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
Diasperus cygnorum (Endl.) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus calycina Labill. (orthographic variant)
Phyllanthus calycinus Labill. var. calycinus (nomenclatural synonym)
Phyllanthus calycinus var. cygnorum (Endl.) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus calycinus var. genuinus Müll.Arg. (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus calycinus var. obovatus Müll.Arg. (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus calycinus var. parviflora Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus calycinus var. typicus Domin (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus cygnorum Endl. (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus cygnorum Endl. var. cygnorum (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus cygnorum var. genuinus Müll.Arg. (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus pimeleoides A.DC. (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus preissianus Klotzsch (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus preissianus Klotzsch var. preissianus (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus preissianus var. pimeleoides (A.DC.) Müll.Arg. (taxonomic synonym)
Phyllanthus pulchellus Endl. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Barrett_2009 (5), Burrows_2008_2 (4), Burrows_2020 (4), Clarke_2015 (2), Collette_2021 (1), Detombeur_2021 (9), Draper_2023 (3), Enright_2014 (7), Guilherme_Pereira_2019 (90), Kew_2019_1 (2), Munroe_2019 (1), Pickup_2021 (5), SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (14), Schmidt_1993 (2), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Standish_2019 (9), Sweedman_2006 (4), Tsakalos_2020 (17), Tsakalos_2022 (2), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 72 traits from 213 records in 27 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); resprouts (6) [sources: Barrett_2009; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Clarke_2015; Enright_2014; Pickup_2021; Standish_2019]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (6) [sources: Barrett_2009; Clarke_2015; Enright_2014; Pickup_2021]
fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 24 mo (24-24 mo) [sources: Burrows_2020]

flower morphology

sex_type (categorical): monoecious (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Tsakalos_2020]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 11.5 mm (4-22 mm) [sources: SAH_2014; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_width (numerical): 4.62 mm (1.5-7 mm) [sources: SAH_2014; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 98.22 g/m2 (90.51-114.2 g/m2) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2019]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.3 g/g (0.26-0.33 g/g) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2019]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblong (1); obtriangular (1) [sources: SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (3) [sources: SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf_arrangement (categorical): spiral (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (9) [sources: Barrett_2009; Pickup_2021; SAH_2022; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002]
life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (3) [sources: SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (3) [sources: Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1); hydrochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); vertebrates (1); water (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnyyyyyyy (1); ynnnyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; WAH_1998]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1); soil_seedbank (3) [sources: Barrett_2009; Enright_2014; Pickup_2021; Standish_2019]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: Pickup_2021]
seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physiological_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2022]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (2) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Tsakalos_2022]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 12.61 mg/g (9.29-27.32 mg/g) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2019; Standish_2019]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.58 mg/g (0.33-0.77 mg/g) [sources: Detombeur_2021; Guilherme_Pereira_2019; Standish_2019]

physiology

leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_area_maximum (numerical): 28.58 umol{CO2}/m2/s (23.68-36.24 umol{CO2}/m2/s) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2019]
leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_dry_mass_maximum (numerical): 0.29 umol{CO2}/g/s (0.25-0.38 umol{CO2}/g/s) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2019]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 2.7 mg (1.68-5.1 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Standish_2019]
seed_length (numerical): 2.75 mm (2.5-3 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 2.07 m (0.2-5 m) [sources: SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2; Wheeler_2002]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Guilherme_Pereira_2019	20	90	C. G. Pereira, P. E. Hayes, O. S. O'Sullivan, L. K. Weerasinghe, P. L. Clode, O. K. Atkin, and H. Lambers. “Trait convergence in photosynthetic nutrient-use efficiency along a 2-million year dune chronosequence in a global biodiversity hotspot”. Journal of Ecology 107.4 (2019), pp. 2006-2023. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13158.
Tsakalos_2020	16	17	J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
SAH_2023	13	14	S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Wheeler_2002	8	10	J. R. Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, and M. Lewington. Flora of the south west: Bunbury, Augusta, Denmark. Australian Biological Resources Study ; University of Western Australia Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780642568168.
Detombeur_2021	9	9	F. de Tombeur, E. Laliberte, H. Lambers, M. Faucon, G. Zemunik, B. L. Turner, J. Cornelis, and G. Mahy. “A shift from phenol to silica-based leaf defenses during long-term soil and ecosystem development”. Ecology Letters 24.5 (2021), pp. 984-995. doi: 10.1111/ele.13713.
Standish_2019	9	9	R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
Enright_2014	3	7	N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, B. B. Lamont, B. P. Miller, and V. C. Westcott. “Resistance and resilience to changing climate and fire regime depend on plant functional traits”. Journal of Ecology 102 (2014), pp. 1572-1581. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12306.
Barrett_2009	4	5	S. Barrett, S. Comer, N. McQuoid, M. Porter, C. Tiller, and D. Utber. Identification and Conservation of Fire Sensitive Ecosystems and Species of the South Coast Natural Resource Management Region.. government. Department of Conservation and Land Management, South Coast Region, Western Australia, 2009.
Pickup_2021	5	5	M. 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.
Burrows_2008_2	4	4	N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
Burrows_2020	4	4	N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
SAH_2014	2	4	J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
SAH_2022	4	4	S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. 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.
Sweedman_2006	2	4	L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
WAH_2022_2	4	4	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Draper_2023	3	3	J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Clarke_2015	2	2	P. 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.
Kew_2019_1	1	2	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Schmidt_1993	2	2	S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Tsakalos_2022	2	2	J. L. Tsakalos, G. Ottaviani, S. Chelli, A. Rea, S. Elder, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Plant clonality in a soil-impoverished open ecosystem: insights from southwest Australian shrublands”. Annals of Botany 130.7 (2022), pp. 981-990. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcac131.
WAH_2023_2	1	2	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_2021	1	1	J. 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.
Munroe_2019	1	1	S. 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.
WAH_1998	1	1	Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.