AusTraits

Tasmannia lanceolata

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Family Winteraceae

Taxonomy: Tasmannia lanceolata (Poir.) A.C.Sm.

Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Drimys aromatica (R.Br. ex DC.) F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Drimys aromatica (R.Br. ex DC.) F.Muell. var. aromatica (taxonomic synonym)
  • Drimys lanceolata (Poir.) Baill. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Drimys lanceolata (Poir.) Baill. var. lanceolata (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Drimys xerophila var. β aromatica (R.Br. ex DC.) P.Parm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tasmania aromatica F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tasmannia aromatica R.Br. ex DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Winterana lanceolata Poir. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Winterania lanceolata Poir. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (3), ABRS_2022 (5), ABRS_2023 (16), ANBG_2019 (4), Blackman_2010 (4), Bloomfield_2018 (100), Brodribb_2000 (4), Cheal_2017 (4), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Cooper_2013 (14), Jordan_2001 (7), Jordan_2007 (8), Kooyman_2011 (12), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (7), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (23), Read_2003 (62), Rumman_2018 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Smith_1996 (69), TMAG_2009 (12), Tng_2013 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2004 (13), White_2020 (20). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 115 traits from 441 records in 33 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): fire_killed (1); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6.88 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6.88 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 7.25 mm (5.5-9 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): berry (5) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (4) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (1); red (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1103.42 mm2 (104.69-3298.67 mm2) [sources: Jordan_2007; Mokany_2015; Read_2003; Smith_1996; Tng_2013; Westoby_2004]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 80.77 mm (15-130 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 21.54 mm (5-40 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Smith_1996; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 99.68 mg (38-121 mg) [sources: Read_2003; Smith_1996]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.42 cm (0.2-0.6 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 150.8 g/m2 (82.04-215 g/m2) [sources: Blackman_2010; Bloomfield_2018; Jordan_2007; Read_2003; Smith_1996; Tng_2013; Westoby_2004]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.31 g/g (0.24-0.4 g/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Read_2003; Smith_1996]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 2.45 g/g (2.45-2.45 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (3); narrowly_elliptical (2); oblanceolate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (8) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Read_2003; TMAG_2009; Westoby_2004]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 17 deg (5-35 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (10); tree (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Rumman_2018; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): bushy (1); prostrate (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (4) [sources: ABRS_1981; Jordan_2007; Kooyman_2011; TMAG_2009]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (4); ynnnnnnnnyyy (1); yynnnnnnnnny (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; TMAG_2009; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2); transient (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): morphophysiological_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 14.26 mg/g (6.55-23.5 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Read_2003; Smith_1996]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.81 mg/g (0.17-1.77 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Read_2003; Smith_1996]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.28 {delta}[ppth] (-29.4--29.16 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Rumman_2018; Tng_2013]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.91 mg (1.91-1.91 mg) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.87 mm (2-4.36 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 6.91 mm (1-20 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); globoid (1) [sources: ABRS_1981; ANBG_2019]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.62 mg/mm3 (0.55-0.7 mg/mm3) [sources: Blackman_2010; Tng_2013; Westoby_2004]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Brodribb_2000]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Bloomfield_201824100K. 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.
Smith_19961769B. Smith. “Community-level convergence and community structure of temperate Nothofagus forests”. PhD. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1996. url: http://web.nateko.lu.se/personal/benjamin.smith/thesis/thesis.html.
Read_20031862J. Read and G. D. Sanson. “Characterizing sclerophylly: the mechanical properties of a diverse range of leaf types”. New Phytologist 160.1 (2003), pp. 81-99. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00855.x.
RBGV_20231623VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
White_20202020M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_20231016Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Cooper_20131114W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Westoby_2004413M. Westoby. “Unpublished data: Trait data for plant species at Mt Wellington and Sea Acres, Macquarie University”. 2004.
Kooyman_2011912R. 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.
TMAG_20091012Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania.
NHNSW_2023911N. 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/.
Jordan_200788G. J. Jordan. “Unpublished data: Leaf traits for Tasmanian species, University of Tasmania”. 2007.
Jordan_200177G. 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.
NSWFRD_201477B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
McGlone_201566M. 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.
ABRS_202255Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Chen_201755Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010.
Tng_201355D. Y. P. Tng, G. J. Jordan, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Plant traits demonstrate that temperate and tropical giant Eucalypt forests are ecologically convergent with rainforest not savanna”. PLoS ONE 8 (2013), p. e84378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084378.
ANBG_201944Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Blackman_201044C. J. Blackman, T. J. Brodribb, and G. J. Jordan. “Leaf hydraulic vulnerability is related to conduit dimensions and drought resistance across a diverse range of woody angiosperms”. New Phytologist 188.4 (2010), pp. 1113-1123. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03439.x.
Brodribb_200044T. J. Brodribb and T. S. Feild. “Stem hydraulic supply is linked to leaf photosynthetic capacity: evidence from New Caledonian and Tasmanian rainforests”. Plant, Cell and Environment 23.12 (2000), pp. 1381-1388. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00647.x.
Cheal_201744D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
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/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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.
ABRS_198133B. 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/.
Clarke_201533P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Rumman_201833R. 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.
Mokany_201522K. 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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.