Styphelia nesophila
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Family Ericaceae
Taxonomy: Styphelia nesophila (DC.) Sleumer
Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cyathodes fraseri (A.Cunn.) Allan (taxonomic synonym)
- Leucopogon bellignianus Raoul (taxonomic synonym)
- Leucopogon fraseri A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)
- Leucopogon nesophilus DC. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Leucopogon stuartii F.Muell. ex Sond. (taxonomic synonym)
- Pentachondra mucronata Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
- Styphelia fraseri (A.Cunn.) F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
- Styphelia mucronata (Hook.f.) J.H.Willis (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Jordan_2001 (5), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (2), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (13). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 19 traits from 30 records in 5 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): hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 18.85 mm2 (18.85-18.85 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
- leaf_length (numerical): 6.75 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 2.38 mm (1-3 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): oblanceolate (1); obovate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_dentate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): convex (1); flat (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2) [sources: McGlone_2015; RBGV_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); prostrate (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.3 m (0.3-0.3 m) [sources: McGlone_2015; Mokany_2015; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 10 | 13 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| McGlone_2015 | 6 | 6 | M. 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. |
| Jordan_2001 | 5 | 5 | G. 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. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Mokany_2015 | 2 | 2 | K. 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. |