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mapau (Myrsine australis)
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mapau

Myrsine australis · Primulaceae · all Myrsine records · also called Red mapou, Red matipo, Red maple · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
Region
New Zealand
Rated in
Global; New Zealand
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; New Zealand

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

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The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Corroboration (18 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    18 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Mason2016: Mason, N. W. H., Frazao, C., Buxton, R. P., & Richardson, S. J. (2016). Fire form and function: evidence for exaptive flammability in the New Zealand flora. Plant Ecology, 217, 645-659.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Mason2016-9; sampling summer.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 124.35”

          FLAMITS record 8444.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 137.36”

          FLAMITS record 8445.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 257.51”

          FLAMITS record 8659.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 258.57”

          FLAMITS record 8660.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 20.27”

          FLAMITS record 8874.

        • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 19.17”

          FLAMITS record 8875.

    • Primary study Alam2020: Alam, M. A., Wyse, S. V., Buckley, H. L., Perry, G. L. W., Sullivan, J. J., Mason, N. W. H., . . . Curran, T. J. (2020). Shoot flammability is decoupled from leaf flammability, but controlled by leaf functional traits. Journal of Ecology, 108, 641-653.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Alam2020-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 37.5”

        FLAMITS record 10; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 172.38”

        FLAMITS record 26; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 2.13”

        FLAMITS record 42; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 5”

        FLAMITS record 58; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Cui2020a: Cui, X., Paterson, A. M., Wyse, S. V., Alam, M. A., Maurin, K. J. L., Pieper, R., ... Curran, T. J. (2020a). Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form. Nature Plants, 6, 355-359.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 37.5”

        FLAMITS record 1437; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 172.4”

        FLAMITS record 1631; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 2.1”

        FLAMITS record 1825; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 5”

        FLAMITS record 2019; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Wyse2016: Wyse, S. V., Perry, G. L. W., O'Connell, D. M., Holland, P. S., Wright, M. J., Hosted, C. L., ... Curran, T. J. (2016). A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species supports rankings based on expert opinion. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25, 466-477.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Wyse2016-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 28.6”

        FLAMITS record 14354; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 59.7”

        FLAMITS record 14414; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 2.3”

        FLAMITS record 14474; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 2.9”

        FLAMITS record 14534; Consumability measurement.

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