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Corymbia citriodora

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson subsp. citriodora (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata (F.Muell.) A.R.Bean & M.W.McDonald (taxonomic synonym)
  • Corymbia variegata (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus maculata var. citriodora (Hook.) F.M.Bailey (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus maculata var. citriodora F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus maculata var. citriodora Kinney (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus melissiodora Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus variegata F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (doubtfully naturalised), Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (36), Blackman_2023 (4), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (6), Gallagher_2015 (2), Ilic_2000 (2), Kew_2019_1 (4), Kew_2019_6 (7), Mesaglio_2022 (2), NHNSW_2022 (6), NHNSW_2023 (39), Nicolle_2006 (6), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (14), Schulze_2006 (6), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (18), Stewart_1995 (6), Vlasveld_2018 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (31), Wright_2000 (3), Zanne_2009 (6), Zieminska_2015 (36). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 81 traits from 264 records in 26 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): resprouts (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; Nicolle_2006]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 11.7 mm (7-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 9.2 mm (5-12 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 9 mm (5-12 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1848.54 mm2 (1807.75-1876 mm2) [sources: Vlasveld_2018; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 144.38 mm (70-230 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 24.29 mm (5-80 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 319.62 mg (312.85-326.4 mg) [sources: Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.72 cm (1-2.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 145.28 g/m2 (108.77-177.93 g/m2) [sources: Schulze_2006; Vlasveld_2018; Westoby_2014; Zieminska_2015]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (2); lanceolate (3); narrowly_lanceolate (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Stewart_1995; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnynnn (1); nnnnnynnnnnn (1); ynnyyyyynyny (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; Stephens_2024]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 13.94 mg/g (12-15.87 mg/g) [sources: Schulze_2006; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.77 mg/g (0.77-0.77 mg/g) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.54 {delta}[ppth] (-28.64--26.55 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schulze_2006; Stewart_1995; Westoby_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 4.25 mg (3.32-5.06 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.65 mm (2.3-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); sectoroid (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.72 mg/mm3 (0.52-0.87 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Westoby_2014; Zanne_2009; Zieminska_2015]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Westoby_2014; Zieminska_2015]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 87.9 {count}/mm2 (85.24-91.74 {count}/mm2) [sources: Zieminska_2015]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 47.12 um (43.15-51.39 um) [sources: Zieminska_2015]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.15 mm2/mm2 (0.13-0.19 mm2/mm2) [sources: Zieminska_2015]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 45.42 m (25-50 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NHNSW_20231839N. 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/.
ABRS_20231836Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Zieminska_20151236K. Ziemińska, M. Westoby, and I. J. Wright. “Broad anatomical variation within a narrow wood density range - A study of twig wood across 69 Australian Angiosperms”. PLOS ONE 10.4 (2015), p. e0124892. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124892.
Westoby_20142931S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.
Stephens_2024918R. 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).
RBGV_20231314VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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.
Kew_2019_617Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
Clarke_201536P. 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.
NHNSW_202236N. 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_200636D. 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_200636E. 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.
Stewart_199566G. Stewart, M. Turnbull, S. Schmidt, and P. Erskine. “13C natural abundance in plant communities along a rainfall gradient: a biological integrator of water availability”. Functional Plant Biology 22.1 (1995), pp. 51-55. doi: 10.1071/pp9950051.
Vlasveld_201836C. 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.
Zanne_200916A. E. Zanne, G. Lopez-Gonzalez, D. A. Coomes, J. Ilic, S. Jansen, S. L. Lewis, R. B. Miller, N. G. Swenson, M. C. Wiemann, and J. Chave. “Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum”. Dryad Digital Repository (2009). doi: 10.5061/dryad.234.
Blackman_202344C. J. Blackman, B. Halliwell, G. E. Hartill, and T. J. Brodribb. “Petiole XLA (xylem to leaf area ratio) integrates hydraulic safety and efficiency across a diverse group of eucalypt leaves”. Plant, Cell & Environment 47.1 (2023), pp. 49-58. ISSN: 1365-3040. doi: 10.1111/pce.14713.
Kew_2019_114Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wright_200033I. 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.
Gallagher_201512R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
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.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.