AusTraits

Angophora costata subsp. costata

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Angophora costata (Gaertn.) Britten subsp. costata

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Angophora lanceolata Cav. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Angophora lanceolata Cav. var. lanceolata (taxonomic synonym)
  • Angophora lanceolata var. hispida A.Gray (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus apocynifolia (Salisb.) Brooker (taxonomic synonym)
  • Melaleuca costata Raeusch. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Metrosideros apocynifolia Salisb. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Metrosideros lanceolata Pers. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Metrosideros splendens Gaertn. ex DC. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, Vic (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (21), CPBR_2002 (8), Gallagher_2015 (1), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (20), Nicolle_2006 (3), Portelli_2023 (51), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (5), Stephens_2024 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 36 traits from 125 records in 13 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
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 568.09 mg (319.06-803.3 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 14 mm (10-18 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 13 mm (9-17 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 13 mm (9-17 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1979.07 mm2 (912-3274.67 mm2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 120.62 mm (60-190 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 28.25 mm (12-65 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 296.34 mg (148.97-529.87 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.7 cm (0.9-2.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 148.86 g/m2 (127.05-161.2 g/m2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (2); lanceolate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); rounded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 11.19 mg (7.1-13.64 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 6.5 mm (5-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ellipsoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.55 mg/mm3 (0.49-0.61 mg/mm3) [sources: Portelli_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 30 m (30-30 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Portelli_20231151A. M. Portelli, S. M. Windecker, L. J. Pollock, W. C. Neal, W. K. Morris, R. Khot, and P. A. Vesk. “From mallees to mountain ash, specific leaf area is coordinated with eucalypt tree stature, resprouting, stem construction, and fruit size”. Australian Journal of Botany 71.8 (2023). Ed. by D. Williams, pp. 506-522. ISSN: 1444-9862. doi: 10.1071/bt23028.
ABRS_20231721Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_20231420N. 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/.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
RBGV_202355VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Stephens_202424R. E. Stephens, H. Sauquet, B. Laugier, C. Gosper, and R. V. Gallagher. “Eucalypt flower size and colour shaped more by pollination than abiotic environment”. in review (2024).
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.
NHNSW_202233N. 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/.
Nicolle_200633D. Nicolle. “A classification and census of regenerative strategies in the eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia and Eucalyptus - Myrtaceae), with special reference to the obligate seeders”. Australian Journal of Botany 54.4 (2006), pp. 391-407. doi: 10.1071/bt05061.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Gallagher_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.