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Vincetoxicum barbatum

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Family Apocynaceae

Taxonomy: Vincetoxicum barbatum (R.Br.) Kuntze

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Hoya barbata (R.Br.) Spreng. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Tylophora barbata R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (10), Clarke_2015 (3), Fonseca_2000 (13), Gallagher_2012 (4), Hughes_1992 (3), Kooyman_2011 (12), Kubiak_2009 (2), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (7), Mesaglio_2022 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (10), NHNSW_2016 (1), NHNSW_2024 (10), NSWFRD_2014 (9), RBGV_2022 (1), RBGV_2023 (20), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 57 traits from 136 records in 21 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 64.17 mm (50-75 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.5 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): follicle (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 601.2 mm2 (409.8-1046.8 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 51.5 mm (25-75 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 25.15 mm (10-40 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 29.67 mg (19-50 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2.17 cm (0.7-3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 44.46 g/m2 (38.61-48.54 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (1); ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); cuneate (3); obtuse (1); rounded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (4); climber_herbaceous (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Kooyman_2011; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • plant_climbing_mechanism (categorical): twining (1) [sources: Gallagher_2012]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (5) [sources: Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2016; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnyn (2); nnnnnnnyyyyy (1); yynnnnnnnnny (3) [sources: Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 10.17 mg (10.16-10.2 mg) [sources: Gallagher_2012; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995]
  • seed_length (numerical): 5.75 mm (5-7 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.25 mm (1-3 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
RBGV_20231420VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Fonseca_2000513C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
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.
ABRS_2023910Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2014_2810Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2024710N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_201499B. 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.
Leishman_199577M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
Gallagher_201244R. V. Gallagher and M. R. Leishman. “A global analysis of trait variation and evolution in climbing plants”. Journal of Biogeography 39.10 (2012), pp. 1757-1771. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02773.x.
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.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Kubiak_200922P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Mesaglio_202212T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
NHNSW_201611National Herbarium of NSW. Trait measurements for NSW rainforest species from PLantNET. 2016. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202211VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.