AusTraits

Tragia novae-hollandiae

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Family Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy: Tragia novae-hollandiae Müll.Arg.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ATRP_2020 (4), BRAIN_2007 (1), Butler_2004 (5), Cooper_2013 (12), Hyland_2003 (1), Kooyman_2011 (12), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2016 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (12), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 30 traits from 61 records in 13 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): monoecious (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 7.5 mm (4-11 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6.5 mm (4-9 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 13440 mm2 (13440-13440 mm2) [sources: NHNSW_2016]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 60 mm (30-90 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 28 mm (12-50 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 3 cm (2-4 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); ovate (1); triangular (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (1); climber_herbaceous (4); herb (1) [sources: ATRP_2020; Butler_2004; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ATRP_2020; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2); semi_woody (1) [sources: Hyland_2003; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • plant_climbing_mechanism (categorical): twining (1) [sources: ATRP_2020]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (2) [sources: ATRP_2020; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (2) [sources: BRAIN_2007; Butler_2004]
  • dispersers (categorical): passive (1) [sources: Butler_2004]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yyyyyynnnyyy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.75 mm (2-5 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.25 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: Butler_2004; Kooyman_2011]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Cooper_2013912W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Kooyman_2011812R. 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.
NHNSW_2023912N. 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/.
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.
ATRP_202044F. A. Zich, B. P. Hyland, T. Whiffin, and R. A. Kerrigan. Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. 2020. url: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html.
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/.
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.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
BRAIN_200711Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network. Trait measurements for Australian rainforest species. 2016. url: http://www.brisrain.org.au/.
Hyland_200311B. P. M. Hyland, T. Whiffin, D. Christophel, B. Gray, and R. W. Elick. Australian tropical rain forest plants trees, shrubs and vines. CSIRO Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 0643068724.
NHNSW_201611National Herbarium of NSW. Trait measurements for NSW rainforest species from PLantNET. 2016. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.