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Trichodesma zeylanicum

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Family Boraginaceae

Taxonomy: Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br.

Synonyms: 15 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Boraginella zeylanica (Burm.f.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Borago zeylanica Burm.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Borraginoides zeylanica (Burm.f.) Hiern (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Leiocarya kotschyana Hochst. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pollichia zeylanica (Burm.f.) F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Trichodesma ceylonicum F.Muell. (orthographic variant)
  • Trichodesma sericeum Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Trichodesma zeylanica Specht (orthographic variant)
  • Trichodesma zeylanicum f. angustifolium Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Trichodesma zeylanicum f. intermedium Brand (taxonomic synonym)
  • Trichodesma zeylanicum f. sericeum (Lindl.) Brand (taxonomic synonym)
  • Trichodesma zeylanicum var. angustifolium Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Trichodesma zeylanicum var. australe Brand (taxonomic synonym)
  • Trichodesma zeylanicum var. commune Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Trichodesma zeylanicum var. sericeum (Lindl.) Benth. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Brock_1993 (12), Clarke_2015 (3), Cooper_2013 (7), Crowley_2007 (2), Curtis_2012 (14), Draper_2023 (3), Jurado_1991 (6), Jurado_1992 (3), Kew_2019_1 (7), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kew_2019_6 (2), Kooyman_2011 (13), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (4), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (2), Nano_2011 (2), RussellSmith_2012 (4), SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (6), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Sweedman_2006 (3), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 57 traits from 153 records in 32 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 (4); resprouts (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 22.5 mm (20-25 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (2); schizocarp (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 758.63 mm2 (440-1077.26 mm2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Jurado_1991]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 83.74 mm (17-160 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2014]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 18.56 mm (2-48 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2014]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 97.73 mg (97.73-97.73 mg) [sources: Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 91.48 g/m2 (91.48-91.48 g/m2) [sources: Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.23 g/g (0.23-0.23 g/g) [sources: Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): cordate (1); elliptical (1); lanceolate (1); narrowly_elliptical (1); narrowly_oblong (1); narrowly_ovate (1); oblong (1); obtriangular (1); ovate (1) [sources: Brock_1993; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3); opposite (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Munroe_2019]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (10); shrub (7) [sources: Brock_1993; Cooper_2013; Curtis_2012; Jurado_1991; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (5); perennial (7) [sources: Brock_1993; Curtis_2012; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5); semi_woody (1); woody (3); woody_base (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): dense (1); erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2); self (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (2); epizoochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Jurado_1991; Kew_2019_5; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); mammals (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnyyyyyynn (3); nnyyyyyyynnn (1); nnyyyyyyyyyy (1); nyyyyyynnnnn (1) [sources: Brock_1993; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (1); none (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 9.55 mg (0.34-13.23 mg) [sources: Jurado_1991; Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 4 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 4 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Curtis_20121414E. M. Curtis, A. Leigh, and S. Rayburg. “Relationships among leaf traits of Australian arid zone plants: alternative modes of thermal protection”. Australian Journal of Botany 60.6 (2012), pp. 471-483. doi: 10.1071/bt11284.
Kooyman_2011913R. 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.
Brock_1993912J. Brock and A. Dunlop. Native plants of northern Australia. Reed New Holland, 1993. ISBN: 9781877069246.
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/.
Cooper_201367W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Kew_2019_117Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Jurado_199166E. Jurado. “Diaspore weight, dispersal, growth form and perenniality of central Australian plants”. Journal of Ecology 79 (1991), pp. 811-828.
SAH_202366S. 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/.
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/.
NSWFRD_201444B. 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.
NTH_202244D. 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/.
RussellSmith_201244J. Russell-Smith, M. R. Gardener, C. Brock, K. Brennan, C. P. Yates, and B. Grace. “Fire persistence traits can be used to predict vegetation response to changing fire regimes at expansive landscape scales - an Australian example”. Journal of Biogeography 39 (2012), pp. 1657-1668. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02714.x.
SAH_201424J. 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.
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.
Draper_202333J. 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.
Jurado_199213E. Jurado and M. Westoby. “Germination biology of selected central Australian plants”. Austral Ecology 17.3 (1992), pp. 341-348. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1992.tb00816.x.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
Sweedman_200613L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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).
Kew_2019_612Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NTH_202322D. 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/.
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.
Sjostrom_200622A. 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.
WAH_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kew_2019_511Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
WAH_199811Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.