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Podolobium ilicifolium

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Podolobium ilicifolium (Andrews) Crisp & P.H.Weston

Synonyms: 21 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Callistachys ilicifolia (Andrews) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Callistachys staurophylla (Sieber ex DC.) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
  • Chorizema trilobatum Aiton (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Chorizema trilobum Sm. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Oxylobium ilicifolium (Andrews) Domin (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Oxylobium staurophyllum (Sieber ex DC.) Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Oxylobium trilobatum Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Oxylobium trilobatum var. ilicifolium Maiden & Betche (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Oxylobium trilobatum var. staurophyllum Maiden & Betche (taxonomic synonym)
  • Oxylobium trilobum (Sm.) Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Oxylobium trilobum var. ilicifolium Maiden & Betche (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Oxylobium trilobum var. staurophyllum (Sieber ex DC.) Maiden & Betche (taxonomic synonym)
  • Podolobium aquifolium G.Don (taxonomic synonym)
  • Podolobium aquifolium Hereman (taxonomic synonym)
  • Podolobium berberifolium A.Cunn. ex Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Podolobium bidwellianum J.W.Loudon (taxonomic synonym)
  • Podolobium staurophyllum Sieber ex DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Podolobium trilobatum R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Podolobium trilobatum var. bidwelliana Loudon (taxonomic synonym)
  • Podolobium trilobum (Sm.) R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Pultenaea ilicifolia Andrews (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (7), Campbell_2006 (6), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2009 (4), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Hughes_1992 (4), Kubiak_2009 (3), McGlone_2015 (6), Morgan_2005 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (17), NSWFRD_2014 (10), Pickup_2021 (10), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (16), Rosell_2014 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (31), White_2020 (51), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (20). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 109 traits from 224 records in 24 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 (1); partial_resprouting (3); resprouts (4) [sources: Campbell_2006; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (6); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Campbell_2006; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 12.5 mm (10-15 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 154 mm2 (133-175 mm2) [sources: Morgan_2005; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 73.33 mm (20-100 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 23.33 mm (10-30 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.3 cm (0.3-0.3 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 136.08 g/m2 (121.5-150.67 g/m2) [sources: Morgan_2005; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_ovate (2); ovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1); shrub (12) [sources: Campbell_2006; Clarke_2009; Hughes_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1) [sources: Campbell_2006]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); nnnnnnnnyyyy (5) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (4) [sources: Campbell_2006; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (1) [sources: Hughes_1992]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (2); bud-bearing_root (4); underground_buds (1) [sources: Campbell_2006; Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 18.25 mg/g (18.25-18.25 mg/g) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.48 mg/g (0.48-0.48 mg/g) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -25.12 {delta}[ppth] (-25.12--25.12 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Westoby_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 3.12 mg (2.3-3.94 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.46 mm (2.42-2.5 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.43 mm (1.43-1.43 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); reniform (1) [sources: ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.84 mg/mm3 (0.8-0.9 mg/mm3) [sources: Morgan_2005; Rosell_2014; Westoby_2014]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Westoby_2014]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201751M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
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.
eFLOWER_Dun_20221820L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
NHNSW_20231317N. 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/.
RBGV_20231416VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_2014910B. 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.
Pickup_2021510M. 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.
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.
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.
ANBG_201967Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Campbell_200666M. L. Campbell and P. J. Clarke. “Response of montane wet sclerophyll forest understorey species to fire- evidence from high and low intensity fires”. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 127 (2006), pp. 63-73. doi: unknown.
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_200555H. Morgan. “Root system architecture, water use and rainfall responses of perennial species”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005.
Clarke_200924P. J. Clarke, K. J. E. Knox, M. L. Campbell, and L. M. Copeland. “Post-fire recovery of woody plants in the New England Tableland Bioregion”. Cunninghamia 11 (2009), pp. 221-239. doi: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4907.
Hughes_199244L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
NHNSW_202244N. 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/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.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.
Kubiak_200933P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.