Pseudanthus orbicularis
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Family Euphorbiaceae
Taxonomy: Pseudanthus orbicularis (Müll.Arg.) Halford & R.J.F.Hend.
Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Caletia divaricatissima var. orbicularis Müll.Arg. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Caletia orientalis var. orbicularis (Müll.Arg.) Baill. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pseudanthus divaricatissimus var. orbiculare Benth. (orthographic variant)
- Pseudanthus divaricatissimus var. orbicularis Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pseudanthus divaricatissimus var. orbicularis Ewart (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Pseudanthus divaricatissimus (Müll.Arg.) Benth. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): NSW, Vic
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (5), NHNSW_2023 (15), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (22), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (21). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 44 traits from 73 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): resprouts (1) [sources: White_2020]
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): monoecious (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 4.08 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_colour (categorical): green (1); red (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 2.62 mm (1.4-4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 1.88 mm (1-3 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.05 cm (0.05-0.05 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): orbicular (2); ovate (1); widely_elliptical (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1); recurved (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): scattered (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): compact (1); prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; White_2020]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): zoochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (1) [sources: White_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1) [sources: White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 3.25 mm (2.5-4 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (0.5-1.5 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 17 | 22 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| White_2020 | 21 | 21 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 12 | 15 | N. 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/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 5 | 5 | N. 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/. |
| 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. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.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. |