Thymelaea passerina
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Family Thymelaeaceae
Taxonomy: Thymelaea passerina (L.) Coss. & Germ.
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Passerina annua (Salisb.) Wikstr. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Stellera annua Salisb. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Stellera passerina L. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (3), ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (12), Draper_2023 (3), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (11), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2023 (9), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 23 traits from 50 records in 10 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): nut (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 12.33 mm (3-21 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 1.75 mm (0.5-3 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.05 cm (0.05-0.05 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); linear (2); linear_elliptical (1); narrowly_elliptical (1); narrowly_lanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
- dispersers (categorical): passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
- flowering_time (categorical): yyynnnnnnnnn (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 2.12 mm (2-2.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid (1) [sources: ABRS_1981; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.47 m (0.2-0.7 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 9 | 12 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2023 | 9 | 11 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2023 | 7 | 9 | 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/. |
| 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. |
| 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/. |
| ABRS_1981 | 3 | 3 | 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/. |
| 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. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| SAH_2014 | 1 | 1 | J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |