Ricinocarpos trichophyllus
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Family Euphorbiaceae
Taxonomy: Ricinocarpos trichophyllus Halford & R.J.F.Hend.
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Ricinocarpos sp. A (taxonomic synonym)
- Ricinocarpos sp. A Kimberley Flora (A.S.George 14118) (taxonomic synonym)
- Ricinocarpos sp. Moyle (C.R.Dunlop 9831) NT Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Ricinocarpos ledifolius F.Muell. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA, NT
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (4), Sjostrom_2006 (4), WAH_2022_2 (5), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 11 traits from 21 records in 7 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
- sex_type (categorical): monoecious (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; WAH_2022_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_colour (categorical): green (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
leaf morphology
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): open (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.3 m (0.7-1.5 m) [sources: NTH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAH_2022_2 | 5 | 5 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| NTH_2023 | 4 | 4 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.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. |
| NTH_2022 | 3 | 3 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| 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. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |