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Corymbia calophylla

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Corymbia calophylla (Lindl.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus calophylla Lindl. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus calophylla Lindl. var. calophylla (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus calophylla R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus calophylla var. maideniana Hochr. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus calophylla var. parviflora Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus calophylla var. typica Hochr. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus ficifolia var. x alba Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus glaucophylla Hoffmanns. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus splachnicarpa Hook. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus splachnicarpon Hook. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA (doubtfully naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (36), Ahrens_2019 (3630), Barrett_2009 (9), Burrows_2008_2 (4), Burrows_2020 (4), CPBR_2002 (8), Choat_2012 (3), Clarke_2015 (2), Funk_2016 (56), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (2), Kew_2019_1 (1), Milberg_1998 (4), Munroe_2019 (1), Nicolle_2006 (3), Pekin_2011 (4), Portelli_2023 (38), Schmidt_1993 (2), Schulze_2006 (3), Schulze_2006_2 (91), Shedley_2007 (4), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Standish_2019 (9), Staples_2019 (80), Stephens_2021 (1), Stephens_2024 (16), Sweedman_2006 (8), Tsakalos_2020 (18), Tsakalos_2022 (2), Vlasveld_2018 (14), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wilson_2004 (2), Wright_2000 (5). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 87 traits from 4,078 records in 37 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 (1); resprouts (12) [sources: Barrett_2009; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Clarke_2015; Nicolle_2006; Pekin_2011; Schulze_2006_2; Shedley_2007; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; Wilson_2004]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
  • fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 48 mo (48-48 mo) [sources: Burrows_2020]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): pink (1); white_cream (1) [sources: Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 4837.88 mg (2955.72-6203 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 35.75 mm (19-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 31.5 mm (18-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Tsakalos_2020]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 7810.66 mm2 (1349.06-27752.1 mm2) [sources: Ahrens_2019; Portelli_2023; Schulze_2006_2; Staples_2019; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 129.38 mm (45-240 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 42.5 mm (20-90 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 427.64 mg (189.6-787.4 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023; Schulze_2006_2; Staples_2019; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2.12 cm (1.5-3.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 176 g/m2 (96.71-241.56 g/m2) [sources: Ahrens_2019; Funk_2016; Portelli_2023; Schulze_2006; Schulze_2006_2; Staples_2019; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (2); ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2); undulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (2); tree (11) [sources: ABRS_2022; Barrett_2009; CPBR_2002; Funk_2016; Schmidt_1993; Shedley_2007; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Funk_2016]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Funk_2016; Pekin_2011; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Funk_2016; Pekin_2011; Standish_2019]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (4); ectomycorrhizal (4) [sources: Funk_2016; Pekin_2011; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yyyynnnyyyyy (1); yyyyynnnnnny (1); yyyyynnnynny (1) [sources: Stephens_2021; Stephens_2024; Tsakalos_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2022]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (6) [sources: Barrett_2009; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Nicolle_2006; Shedley_2007; Tsakalos_2022]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 13.56 mg/g (7-25 mg/g) [sources: Ahrens_2019; Funk_2016; Schulze_2006; Schulze_2006_2; Standish_2019]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.47 mg/g (0.4-0.79 mg/g) [sources: Funk_2016; Standish_2019]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.56 {delta}[ppth] (-30.81--23.2 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Ahrens_2019; Schulze_2006; Schulze_2006_2]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 63.82 mg (19.82-101.16 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Milberg_1998; Portelli_2023; Standish_2019]
  • seed_length (numerical): 12.5 mm (10-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): sectoroid (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.57 mg/mm3 (0.2-0.76 mg/mm3) [sources: Ahrens_2019; Ilic_2000; Portelli_2023; Staples_2019]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ahrens_201983630C. W. Ahrens, M. E. Andrew, R. A. Mazanec, K. X. Ruthrof, A. Challis, G. Hardy, M. Byrne, D. T. Tissue, and P. D. Rymer. “Plant functional traits differ in adaptability and are predicted to be differentially affected by climate change”. Ecology and Evolution 10.1 (2019), pp. 232-248. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5890.
Schulze_2006_2791E. Schulze, N. C. Turner, D. Nicolle, and J. Schumacher. “Leaf and wood carbon isotope ratios, specific leaf areas and woodgrowth of Eucalyptus species across a rainfall gradient in Australia”. Tree Physiology 26.4 (2006), pp. 479-492. doi: 10.1093/treephys/26.4.479.
Staples_2019480T. Staples, J. M. Dwyer, J. R. England, and M. M. Mayfield. “Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28.10 (2019), pp. 1417-1429. doi: 10.1111/geb.12962.
Funk_20161656J. L. Funk, R. J. Standish, W. D. Stock, and F. Valladares. “Plant functional traits of dominant native and invasive species in mediterranean-climate ecosystems”. Ecology 97.1 (2016), pp. 75-83. doi: 10.1890/15-0974.1.
Portelli_20231138A. 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_20231936Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Tsakalos_20201718J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
Stephens_2024916R. 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).
Vlasveld_2018514C. Vlasveld, B. O'Leary, F. Udovicic, and M. Burd. “Leaf heteroblasty in eucalypts: biogeographic evidence of ecological function”. Australian Journal of Botany 66.3 (2018), pp. 191-201. doi: 10.1071/bt17134.
Barrett_200939S. Barrett, S. Comer, N. McQuoid, M. Porter, C. Tiller, and D. Utber. Identification and Conservation of Fire Sensitive Ecosystems and Species of the South Coast Natural Resource Management Region.. government. Department of Conservation and Land Management, South Coast Region, Western Australia, 2009.
Standish_201999R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Sweedman_200628L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
ABRS_202236Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Wright_200055I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
Burrows_2008_244N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
Burrows_202044N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
Milberg_199844P. Milberg, M. A. Perez-Fernandez, and B. B. Lamont. “Seedling growth response to added nutrients depends on seed size in three woody genera”. Journal of Ecology 86.4 (1998), pp. 624-632. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00283.x.
Pekin_201144B. K. Pekin, R. S. Wittkuhn, M. M. Boer, C. Macfarlane, and P. F. Grierson. “Plant functional traits along environmental gradients in seasonally dry and fire-prone ecosystem”. Journal of Vegetation Science 22 (2011), pp. 1009-1020. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01323.x.
Shedley_200744E. F. Shedley. Fire and Biodiversity Guidelines for the Avon Basin: Consultant Report to the Avon Catchment Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation, August 2007. Tech. rep. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, 2007.
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.
Choat_201233B. Choat, S. Jansen, T. J. Brodribb, H. Cochard, S. Delzon, R. Bhaskar, S. J. Bucci, T. S. Feild, S. M. Gleason, U. G. Hacke, A. L. Jacobsen, F. Lens, H. Maherali, J. Martinez-Vilalta, S. Mayr, M. Mencuccini, P. J. Mitchell, A. Nardini, J. Pittermann, R. B. Pratt, J. S. Sperry, M. Westoby, I. J. Wright, and A. E. Zanne. “Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought”. Nature 491.7426 (2012), pp. 752-755. doi: 10.1038/nature11688.
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.
Schulze_200633E. Schulze, N. C. Turner, D. Nicolle, and J. Schumacher. “Species differences in carbon isotope ratios, specific leaf area and nitrogen concentrations in leaves of Eucalyptus growing in a common garden compared with along an aridity gradient”. Physiologia Plantarum 127.3 (2006), pp. 434-444. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00682.x.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Clarke_201522P. 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.
Ilic_200012J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
Schmidt_199322S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Tsakalos_202222J. L. Tsakalos, G. Ottaviani, S. Chelli, A. Rea, S. Elder, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Plant clonality in a soil-impoverished open ecosystem: insights from southwest Australian shrublands”. Annals of Botany 130.7 (2022), pp. 981-990. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcac131.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wilson_200422B. A. Wilson, J. Kuehs, L. E. Valentine, T. Sonneman, and K. M. Wolfe. “Guidelines for ecological burning regimes in Mediterranean ecosystems: a case study in Banksia woodlands in Western Australia”. Pacific Conservation Biology 20.1 (2014), p. 57. doi: 10.1071/pc140057.
Gallagher_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Stephens_202111R. Stephens. “Unpublished data: Flowering time data from TERN plots, Macquarie University.”. 2021.
WAH_2023_211Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.