Synima cordierorum

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Family Sapindaceae

Taxonomy: Synima cordierorum (F.Muell.) Radlk.

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)

Cupania cordieri S.T.Reynolds (nomenclatural synonym)
Cupania cordierii F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
Cupania cordierorum F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
Ratonia cordieri S.T.Reynolds (nomenclatural synonym)
Ratonia cordierii F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
Ratonia cordierorum (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey (nomenclatural synonym)
Synima cordieri S.T.Reynolds (orthographic variant)
Synima cordierii Radlk. (orthographic variant)

Distribution (APC): Qld

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (1), ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (19), Apgaua_2017 (12), Bloomfield_2018 (156), Cheesman_2020 (12), Cooper_2013 (14), Gross_2005 (4), Ilic_2000 (2), Kanowski_2000 (46), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kooyman_2011 (9), Metcalfe_2009 (19), Rumman_2018 (4), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Weerasinghe_2014 (48), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (17). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 114 traits from 376 records in 20 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: Metcalfe_2009]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
flower_diameter (numerical): 0.25 cm (0.25-0.25 cm) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
sex_type (categorical): monoecious (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 18.88 mm (10-25.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
fruit_width (numerical): 18.75 mm (10-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (4) [sources: Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Metcalfe_2009; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Metcalfe_2009; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1); red (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 3391.25 mm2 (2860-3710 mm2) [sources: Cheesman_2020; Kanowski_2000; Metcalfe_2009]
leaf_length (numerical): 85 mm (45-125 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 32.5 mm (20-45 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
petiole_length (numerical): 5.25 cm (4-6.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 124.08 g/m2 (91.82-159.24 g/m2) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Cheesman_2020; Kanowski_2000; Weerasinghe_2014]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.5 g/g (0.43-0.54 g/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Weerasinghe_2014]
leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Rumman_2018]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblong (1); obovate (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): oblique (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed_crenate (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Apgaua_2017; Cheesman_2020; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Metcalfe_2009; Rumman_2018; Wenk_2022]
life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Metcalfe_2009; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; Kooyman_2011]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
root_structure (categorical): mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): bee (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersers (categorical): birds (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 21.08 mg/g (15.79-24.88 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Cheesman_2020; Kanowski_2000; Weerasinghe_2014]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.31 mg/g (0.54-2.34 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Kanowski_2000; Weerasinghe_2014]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -30.33 {delta}[ppth] (-30.98--29.89 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Apgaua_2017; Cheesman_2020; Rumman_2018]

physiology

leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_area_maximum (numerical): 20.42 umol{CO2}/m2/s (10.64-25.3 umol{CO2}/m2/s) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]
leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_dry_mass_maximum (numerical): 0.19 umol{CO2}/g/s (0.11-0.26 umol{CO2}/g/s) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]
leaf_stomatal_conductance_per_area_at_Amax (numerical): 146.29 mmol{H2O}/m2/s (33.6-267.7 mmol{H2O}/m2/s) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 150.61 mg (80-221.22 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Metcalfe_2009]
seed_length (numerical): 10 mm (9-11 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
seed_width (numerical): 6.5 mm (6-7 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.78 mg/mm3 (0.74-0.81 mg/mm3) [sources: Apgaua_2017; Ilic_2000; Kooyman_2011; Metcalfe_2009]
stem_vessel_density (numerical): 13.67 {count}/mm2 (13.67-13.67 {count}/mm2) [sources: Apgaua_2017]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 76.31 um (76.31-76.31 um) [sources: Apgaua_2017]
stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.06 mm2/mm2 (0.06-0.06 mm2/mm2) [sources: Apgaua_2017]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 27 m (27-27 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Bloomfield_2018	24	156	K. J. Bloomfield, L. A. Cernusak, D. Eamus, D. S. Ellsworth, I. C. Prentice, I. J. Wright, M. M. Boer, M. G. Bradford, P. Cale, J. Cleverly, J. J. G. Egerton, B. J. Evans, L. S. Hayes, M. F. Hutchinson, M. J. Liddell, C. Macfarlane, W. S. Meyer, S. M. Prober, H. F. Togashi, T. Wardlaw, L. Zhu, and O. K. Atkin. “A continental-scale assessment of variability in leaf traits: Within species, across sites and between seasons”. Functional Ecology 32.6 (2018), pp. 1492-1506. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13097.
Weerasinghe_2014	12	48	L. K. Weerasinghe, D. Creek, K. Y. Crous, S. Xiang, M. J. Liddell, M. H. Turnbull, and O. K. Atkin. “Canopy position affects the relationships between leaf respiration and associated traits in a tropical rainforest in Far North Queensland”. Tree Physiology 34.6 (2014), pp. 564-584. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpu016.
Kanowski_2000	23	46	J. Kanowski. “Ecological determinants of the distribution and abundance of the folivorous marsupials endemic to the rainforests of the Atherton uplands, north Queensland.”. PhD. James Cook University, Townsville, 1999.
ABRS_2023	14	19	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Metcalfe_2009	19	19	E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x.
eFLOWER_Dun_2022	15	17	L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
Cooper_2013	11	14	W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Apgaua_2017	11	12	D. M. G. Apgaua, D. Y. P. Tng, L. A. Cernusak, A. W. Cheesman, R. M. Santos, W. J. Edwards, and S. G. W. Laurance. “Plant functional groups within a tropical forest exhibit different wood functional anatomy”. Functional Ecology 31.3 (2017), pp. 582-591. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12787.
Cheesman_2020	12	12	A. W. Cheesman, H. Duff, K. Hill, L. A. Cernusak, and F. A. McInerney. “Isotopic and morphologic proxies for reconstructing light environment and leaf function of fossil leaves: A modern calibration in the Daintree Rainforest, Australia”. American Journal of Botany 107 (2020), pp. 1165-1176. doi: 10.1002/ajb2.1523.
Kooyman_2011	7	9	R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
ABRS_2022	4	4	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Gross_2005	4	4	C. L. Gross. “A comparison of the sexual systems in the trees from the Australian tropics with other tropical biomes-more monoecy but why?”. American Journal of Botany 92.6 (2005), pp. 907-919. doi: 10.3732/ajb.92.6.907.
Rumman_2018	4	4	R. Rumman, O. K. Atkin, K. J. Bloomfield, and D. Eamus. “Variation in bulk-leaf 13C discrimination, leaf traits and wateruse efficiency-trait relationships along a continental-scale climate gradient in Australia”. Global Change Biology 24 (2018), pp. 1186-1200. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13911.
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.
Ilic_2000	1	2	J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ABRS_1981	1	1	B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
Kew_2019_1	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Wright_2000	1	1	I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.