AusTraits

Platylobium obtusangulum

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Platylobium obtusangulum Hook.

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Platylobium macrocalyx Meisn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Platylobium obtusangulum Hook. var. obtusangulum (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Platylobium obtusangulum var. spinulosum J.H.Willis (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Platylobium triangulare R.Br. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): SA, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2015 (2), Collette_2021 (1), Dong_2017 (8), Draper_2023 (3), Edwards_2000 (36), Farrell_2017 (38), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (2), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (12), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (20), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (20), Williams_2011 (9), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 91 traits from 217 records in 25 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (2) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 22.5 mm (15-30 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 12.5 mm (10-15 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 12.5 mm (10-15 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (3) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 529.18 mm2 (89.68-895.35 mm2) [sources: Edwards_2000; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 23.33 mm (10-30 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 26 mm (6-38 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 117.08 g/m2 (78.1-149.2 g/m2) [sources: Dong_2017; Edwards_2000; Williams_2011]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): cordate (2); ovate (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: Edwards_2000; McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (7) [sources: Edwards_2000; McGlone_2015; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); prostrate (1); spreading (1) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Edwards_2000]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Dong_2017; Edwards_2000; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); myrmecochory (3); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); invertebrates (1); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 18.43 mg/g (14.56-20.39 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017; Edwards_2000]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.49 mg/g (0.49-0.49 mg/g) [sources: Edwards_2000]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.13 {delta}[ppth] (-29.13--29.13 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 6.38 mg (5.55-7.9 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Farrell_2017638C. Farrell, C. Szota, and S. K. Arndt. “Does the turgor loss point characterize drought response in dryland plants?”. Plant, Cell & Environment 40.8 (2017), pp. 1500-1511. doi: 10.1111/pce.12948.
Edwards_20001636C. Edwards, J. Read, and G. D. Sanson. “Characterising sclerophylly: some mechanical properties of leaves from heath and forest”. Oecologia 123.2 (2000), pp. 158-167. doi: 10.1007/s004420051001.
SAH_20231520S. 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/.
White_20202020M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
eFLOWER_Dun_20221318L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
RBGV_20231012VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Williams_201199R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
Cheal_201788D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
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.
Jordan_200177G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202244S. 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_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.
Draper_202333J. 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.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Clarke_201522P. 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_612Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mokany_201522K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
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.
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.
Schmidt_199311S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.