Templetonia retusa

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R.Br.

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)

Rafnia retusa Vent. (nomenclatural synonym)
Templetonia glauca Sims (taxonomic synonym)
Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R.Br. var. retusa (nomenclatural synonym)
Templetonia retusa var. angustifolia Regel (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: Barrett_2009 (16), Burrows_2008_2 (5), Burrows_2020 (5), Collette_2021 (1), Draper_2023 (3), Guilherme_Pereira_2018 (9), Guilherme_Pereira_2019 (95), Kew_2019_1 (4), Pickup_2021 (5), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (20), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Sweedman_2006 (4), Tsakalos_2020 (18), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10), White_2020 (20), Wilson_2004 (2), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (33). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 104 traits from 266 records in 23 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 (7); resprouts (1) [sources: Barrett_2009; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Pickup_2021; White_2020; Wilson_2004]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (4) [sources: Barrett_2009; Pickup_2021]
fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 48 mo (48-48 mo) [sources: Burrows_2020]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (1); white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 60 mm (40-80 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 13 mm (10-16 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 13 mm (10-16 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): legume (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Tsakalos_2020]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: SAH_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 37.5 mm (15-60 mm) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
leaf_width (numerical): 16 mm (6-26 mm) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
petiole_length (numerical): 0.1 cm (0.1-0.1 cm) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 172.45 g/m2 (133.62-223.51 g/m2) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2019]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.42 g/g (0.35-0.49 g/g) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2019]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblong (1); obovate (1); obtriangular (1) [sources: SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (9) [sources: Barrett_2009; Pickup_2021; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1); insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
reproductive_maturity (numerical): 4 a (4-4 a) [sources: Burrows_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); myrmecochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): ants (1); invertebrates (1); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnyyyynn (1); nnnyyyyyyyyn (1); nyyyyyyyyynn (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; WAH_1998; White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (6) [sources: Barrett_2009; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Pickup_2021]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: Pickup_2021; White_2020]
seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
bud_bank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Burrows_2008_2]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 18.15 mg/g (12.91-20.92 mg/g) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2019]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.02 mg/g (0.54-1.32 mg/g) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2018; Guilherme_Pereira_2019]

physiology

leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_area_maximum (numerical): 30.71 umol{CO2}/m2/s (24.26-40.6 umol{CO2}/m2/s) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2019]
leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_dry_mass_maximum (numerical): 0.18 umol{CO2}/g/s (0.14-0.26 umol{CO2}/g/s) [sources: Guilherme_Pereira_2019]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 28.55 mg (18.6-35.6 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
seed_length (numerical): 6 mm (6-6 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
seed_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (3.5-3.5 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: SAH_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 2.72 m (0.3-4 m) [sources: SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2; Wheeler_2002]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Guilherme_Pereira_2019	20	95	C. G. Pereira, P. E. Hayes, O. S. O'Sullivan, L. K. Weerasinghe, P. L. Clode, O. K. Atkin, and H. Lambers. “Trait convergence in photosynthetic nutrient-use efficiency along a 2-million year dune chronosequence in a global biodiversity hotspot”. Journal of Ecology 107.4 (2019), pp. 2006-2023. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13158.
eFLOWER_Dun_2022	25	33	L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
SAH_2023	16	20	S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
White_2020	20	20	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Tsakalos_2020	17	18	J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
Barrett_2009	6	16	S. Barrett, S. Comer, N. McQuoid, M. Porter, C. Tiller, and D. Utber. Identification and Conservation of Fire Sensitive Ecosystems and Species of the South Coast Natural Resource Management Region.. government. Department of Conservation and Land Management, South Coast Region, Western Australia, 2009.
Wheeler_2002	8	10	J. R. Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, and M. Lewington. Flora of the south west: Bunbury, Augusta, Denmark. Australian Biological Resources Study ; University of Western Australia Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780642568168.
Guilherme_Pereira_2018	3	9	C. G. Pereira, P. L. Clode, R. S. Oliveira, and H. Lambers. “Eudicots from severely phosphorus-impoverished environments preferentially allocate phosphorus to their mesophyll”. New Phytologist 218.3 (2018), pp. 959-973. doi: 10.1111/nph.15043.
Burrows_2008_2	5	5	N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
Burrows_2020	5	5	N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
Pickup_2021	5	5	M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
Kew_2019_1	1	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
Sweedman_2006	2	4	L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
Draper_2023	3	3	J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
SAH_2022	3	3	S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_2	3	3	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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.
Wilson_2004	2	2	B. A. Wilson, J. Kuehs, L. E. Valentine, T. Sonneman, and K. M. Wolfe. “Guidelines for ecological burning regimes in Mediterranean ecosystems: a case study in Banksia woodlands in Western Australia”. Pacific Conservation Biology 20.1 (2014), p. 57. doi: 10.1071/pc140057.
Collette_2021	1	1	J. 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.
WAH_1998	1	1	Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.