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Syzygium hemilamprum

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Syzygium hemilamprum (F.Muell.) Craven & Biffin

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Acmena hemilampra (F.Muell.) Merr. & L.M.Perry (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eugenia hemilampra F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eugenia smithii var. hemilampra F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): NT, Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Butler_2004 (5), Cheesman_2020 (8), Crowley_2007 (2), Ilic_2000 (3), McCarthy_2017 (10), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (19), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (15), Nano_2011 (2), RadfordSmith_2024 (26), Sams_2017 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (7). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 50 traits from 122 records in 17 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): partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (1) [sources: Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 12 mm (8-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 12 mm (8-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 12 mm (8-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): berry (5) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RadfordSmith_2024; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (3) [sources: Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (3) [sources: Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): white (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2152.5 mm2 (920.28-4070 mm2) [sources: Cheesman_2020; McCarthy_2017; RadfordSmith_2024]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 92.5 mm (40-150 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 41.25 mm (20-68 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 147.25 mg (107.82-186.68 mg) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.68 cm (0.2-1 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 136.35 g/m2 (117.61-147.5 g/m2) [sources: Cheesman_2020; McCarthy_2017; RadfordSmith_2024]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.41 g/g (0.39-0.42 g/g) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); cuneate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (5) [sources: Butler_2004; Cheesman_2020; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (2) [sources: Butler_2004; RadfordSmith_2024]
  • dispersers (categorical): flying_vertebrates (1); vertebrates (1) [sources: Butler_2004; Sams_2017]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 8.91 mg/g (8.91-8.91 mg/g) [sources: Cheesman_2020]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -31.57 {delta}[ppth] (-31.57--31.57 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Cheesman_2020]
seed morphology
  • seed_width (numerical): 8 mm (8-8 mm) [sources: Butler_2004]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.6 mg/mm3 (0.54-0.66 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; RadfordSmith_2024; Sams_2017]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 30 m (30-30 m) [sources: NTH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
RadfordSmith_20241426J. 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_20231319N. 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/.
NTH_20231215D. 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/.
McCarthy_2017210J. K. McCarthy, J. M. Dwyer, and K. Mokany. “A regional-scale assessment of using metabolic scaling theory to predict ecosystem properties”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286.1915 (2019), p. 20192221. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2221.
Cheesman_202088A. 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.
Sams_201778M. A. Sams, H. R. Lai, S. P. Bonser, P. A. Vesk, R. M. Kooyman, D. J. Metcalfe, J. W. Morgan, and M. M. Mayfield. “Landscape context explains changes in the functional diversity of regenerating forests better than climate or species richness”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 26.10 (2017), pp. 1165-1176. doi: 10.1111/geb.12627.
Wright_200077I. 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.
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.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://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.
Ilic_200013J. 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.
NHNSW_202233N. 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/.
NTH_202233D. 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/.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Nano_201122C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.