AusTraits

Tricoryne elatior

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Family Hemerocallidaceae

Taxonomy: Tricoryne elatior R.Br.

Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Trichoryne elatior F.Muell. (orthographic variant)
  • Tricoryne elatior R.Br. var. elatior (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Tricoryne elatior var. decipiens Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tricoryne elatior var. muricatula Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tricoryne elatior var. scabra (R.Br.) R.T.Baker (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tricoryne elatior var. typica Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Tricoryne scabra R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (8), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (13), ANBG_2019 (7), Angevin_2011 (6), Burrows_2008_2 (5), Burrows_2020 (5), Cheal_2017 (5), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (2), Cross_2009 (4), Draper_2023 (3), Gosper_2012 (5), Harvey_2017 (6), Jordan_2001 (6), Lord_1997 (2), Mokany_2008 (37), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (15), NSWFRD_2014 (10), NTH_2022 (3), OReillyNugent_2018 (2), Pekin_2011 (5), Pickup_2021 (25), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (13), SAH_2023 (1), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Soliveres_2012 (2), Standish_2019 (7), Sweedman_2006 (1), Tsakalos_2020 (18), Tsakalos_2022 (3), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10), White_2020 (20), Williams_2005 (4), Williams_2011 (9), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (24). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 101 traits from 324 records in 46 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 (2); partial_resprouting (5); resprouts (9) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Gosper_2012; Harvey_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pekin_2011; Pickup_2021; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (6); post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 24 mo (24-24 mo) [sources: Burrows_2020]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 4.88 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_1981; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 2.67 mm (1.5-3.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_1981; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 2.62 mm (1.5-3.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1); mericarp (3); nutlet (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Jordan_2001; Tsakalos_2020]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 809.85 mm2 (353.64-1121.16 mm2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 86.4 mm (12-191 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 2.83 mm (1-4.22 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 23.77 mg (15.7-31.3 mg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 47.74 g/m2 (43.29-53.91 g/m2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Cross_2009; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.22 g/g (0.19-0.24 g/g) [sources: Angevin_2011; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_1981; NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 69 deg (62-83 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3); cam (1) [sources: Mokany_2008; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (19) [sources: ABRS_2022; Angevin_2011; Lord_1997; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; Soliveres_2012; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (4); hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Mokany_2008; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (16) [sources: ABRS_2022; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cross_2009; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; Pekin_2011; RBGV_2022; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2); rhizomatous (1); rosette (1); sprawling (1) [sources: Angevin_2011; RBGV_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: Mokany_2008; Pekin_2011; Standish_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (5) [sources: Pekin_2011; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • reproductive_maturity (numerical): 2 a (2-2 a) [sources: Burrows_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (3); endozoochory (1); undefined (2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Draper_2023; Lord_1997; Morgan_2011_1; Soliveres_2012; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnnn (1); yyynnnnnyyyy (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (5) [sources: ABRS_1981; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank_absent (2); none (5); soil_seedbank (4); soil_seedbank_absent (1) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Gosper_2012; Harvey_2017; Pickup_2021; Standish_2019; Williams_2005]
  • serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (2) [sources: Gosper_2012; Harvey_2017]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1); transient (6) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2); vegetative (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Tsakalos_2022; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2022; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; WAH_2023_2]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); fleshy_underground_organ (1); none (1); rhizome_non_woody (1) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; NSWFRD_2014; Pekin_2011; Tsakalos_2022]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 4.17 mg (2.81-5.46 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Cross_2009; Standish_2019]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.06 mm (1.17-4.5 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.4 mm (2.29-2.5 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid (1) [sources: ABRS_1981; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
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eFLOWER_Dun_20222324L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
White_20202020M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
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Harvey_201766J. M. Harvey, A. J. M. Hopkins, M. A. Langley, C. R. Gosper, M. R. Williams, and C. J. Yates. “Long-term studies of post-fire reproduction in an Australian shrubland and woodland”. Australian Journal of Botany 65.4 (2017), p. 339. doi: 10.1071/bt17011.
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