Stackhousia spathulata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Celastrales/Celastraceae/Stackhousia

At a glance

Occurrence records766

Data sources3

Biological traits35

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Stackhousia spathulata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility766 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources35 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF766 records

01Narrative

Stackhousia spathulata, the coast Stackhousia is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. A widespread small plant, found in heath and dry sclerophyll forest in sandy areas, often near beaches or lagoons in southeastern Australia. Growing to 50 cm tall. The specific epithet refers to the spoon shaped leaves.Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 404

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology14

Fruit length5 mm

Leaf length30 mm

Leaf length max30 mm

Leaf length min15 mm

Leaf width8 mm

Leaf width max15 mm

Leaf width min2.5 mm

Plant height0.45 m

Plant height max0.5 m

Seed length5.84 mm

Seed mass3.73 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 3.73 mg · AusTraits: 2.91 mg · GIFT: 3.98 mg

Seed mass max5.06 mg

Seed mass min2.91 mg

Seed width3 mm

Life cycle & reproduction7

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timeyynnnnnnyyyy

Life formsubshrub or perennial

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite+monoecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typemericarp

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeobovate spathulate

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type766 records

Wild obs. + sensor517

Museum / vouchered243

Cultivated / captive1

Other5

Origin

Native149

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 788 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy87% within 1 km

≤100 m 298≤1 km 93≤10 km 49>10 km 10

450 georeferenced · 67 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor517

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy54% within 1 km

≤100 m 32≤1 km 83≤10 km 82>10 km 16

213 georeferenced · 30 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence243

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions12 of 19 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Adelaide, AU	78
Brisbane, AU	34
Canberra, AU	29
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	27
Hobart, AU	25
Mount Annan, AU	10
Armidale, AU	6
Kew, GB	5
QVMAGlocation not on record	4
Parkville, AU	3
Batemans Bay, AU	3
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	2
Kensington, AU	2
Wollongong, AU	2
CJBGlocation not on record	1
Stockholm, SE	1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1
Wlocation not on record	1
AUAlocation not on record	1

19 institutions · 235 of 243 vouchered records shown · 8 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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