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Rhysotoechia bifoliolata

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Family Sapindaceae

Taxonomy: Rhysotoechia bifoliolata Radlk.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cupania dunnii Maiden & Betche (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cupaniopsis dunnii Maiden & Betche (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cupania robertsonii F.Muell. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (23), Butler_2004 (5), Cooper_2013 (13), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (25), RadfordSmith_2024 (47), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 42 traits from 129 records in 11 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): monoecious (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 20.33 mm (15-26 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 20.67 mm (10-32 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 20.5 mm (10-32 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RadfordSmith_2024; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): orange (2); yellow (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2529.08 mm2 (1423.18-3360.5 mm2) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • leaflet_area (numerical): 1264.54 mm2 (711.59-1680.25 mm2) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 77.92 mm (40-140 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 32.5 mm (25-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 202.66 mg (130.11-264.4 mg) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2.62 cm (1-4 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 161.32 g/m2 (136.52-183.44 g/m2) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.43 g/g (0.4-0.47 g/g) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); oblong (1); obovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): acute (1); attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Butler_2004; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (2) [sources: Butler_2004; RadfordSmith_2024]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (1); vertebrates (1) [sources: Butler_2004; Cooper_2013]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnynnnnn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
seed morphology
  • seed_width (numerical): 7 mm (7-7 mm) [sources: Butler_2004]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.73 mg/mm3 (0.69-0.76 mg/mm3) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 20 m (20-20 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
RadfordSmith_20241647J. Radford-Smith, H. R. Lai, E. C. Weeren, and J. M. Dwyer. “A Functional Basis for the Assembly of Australian Subtropical Rainforest Tree Communities”. Ecology Letters 27.11 (2024). ISSN: 1461-0248. doi: 10.1111/ele.70014.
NHNSW_20231825N. 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/.
ABRS_20231623Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Cooper_20131113W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Butler_200455D. W. Butler, R. J. Green, D. Lamb, W. J. F. Mcdonald, and P. I. Forster. “Biogeography of seed-dispersal syndromes, life-forms and seed sizes among woody rain-forest plants in Australia's subtropics”. Journal of Biogeography 34.10 (2007), pp. 1736-1750. ISSN: 1365-2699. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01734.x.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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/.
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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
NHNSW_2014_211Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.