Corymbia confertiflora

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Corymbia confertiflora (Kippist) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus confertiflora Kippist (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus floribunda F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (34), CPBR_2002 (9), Clarke_2015 (3), Crowley_2007 (2), Ilic_2000 (2), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kew_2019_6 (3), Lord_1997 (3), Munroe_2019 (1), NTH_2014 (4), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (19), Nano_2011 (2), Nicolle_2006 (3), Rice_1991 (1), Schmidt_2003 (9), Schulze_1998 (8), Schulze_2014 (9), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (19), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Zanne_2009 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 50 traits from 154 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; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): 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): 10.75 mm (7-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_width (numerical): 8.5 mm (6-12 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 5031.94 mm2 (5031.94-5031.94 mm2) [sources: Schulze_2014]
leaf_length (numerical): 121.92 mm (50-230 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 63.67 mm (18-170 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023; Stephens_2024]
petiole_length (numerical): 0.15 cm (0-0.3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 147.85 g/m2 (140.45-155.25 g/m2) [sources: Schulze_1998; Schulze_2014]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.22 g/g (0.22-0.22 g/g) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
leaf_shape (categorical): cordate (2); elliptical (1); lanceolate (2); narrowly_ovate (1); ovate (3); widely_elliptical (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); rounded (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed_crenate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2014]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): undulate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1); opposite (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Munroe_2019]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Lord_1997; NTH_2022; Rice_1991; Schmidt_2003; Schulze_1998; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; Schmidt_2003; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): deciduous (1); drought_deciduous (1); evergreen (1); semi_deciduous (1) [sources: CPBR_2002; NTH_2014; Schulze_1998; Schulze_2014]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Schmidt_2003; Schulze_1998; Schulze_2014]
root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1) [sources: Lord_1997]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnyyyyyyn (2) [sources: NTH_2014; Stephens_2024]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 12.44 mg/g (10-15.57 mg/g) [sources: Schmidt_2003; Schulze_1998; Schulze_2014]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.3 {delta}[ppth] (-30.38--27.2 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schmidt_2003; Schulze_1998; Schulze_2014]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 5.56 mg (4.22-6.9 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Lord_1997]
seed_length (numerical): 4 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023]
seed_shape (categorical): discoid (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.82 mg/mm3 (0.77-0.87 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Zanne_2009]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 15.3 m (3-18 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
ABRS_2023	19	34	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NTH_2023	15	19	D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
Stephens_2024	9	19	R. 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).
CPBR_2002	6	9	Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Schmidt_2003	9	9	S. Schmidt and G. R. Stewart. “d15N values of tropical savanna and monsoon forest species reflect root specialisations and soil nitrogen status”. Oecologia 134 (2003), pp. 569-577. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-1150-y.
Schulze_2014	9	9	E. D. Schulze, D. Nicolle, A. Boerner, M. Lauerer, G. Aas, and I. Schulze. “Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of Eucalyptus and Acacia species along a seasonal rainfall gradient in Western Australia”. Trees 28.4 (2014), pp. 1125-1135. doi: 10.1007/s00468-014-1023-0.
Schulze_1998	8	8	E. -. Schulze, R. J. Williams, G. D. Farquhar, W. Schulze, J. Langridge, J. M. Miller, and B. H. Walker. “Carbon and nitrogen isotope discrimination and nitrogen nutrition of trees along a rainfall gradient in northern Australia”. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 25.4 (1998), pp. 413-425. doi: 10.1071/PP97113.
ABRS_2022	3	6	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NTH_2014	4	4	Northern Territory Herbarium. Flora of the Darwin Region Online. 2014. url: http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/plants-and-animals/herbarium/darwin_flora_online.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. 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.
Clarke_2015	3	3	P. 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.
Kew_2019_6	1	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Lord_1997	3	3	J. Lord, J. Egan, T. Clifford, E. Jurado, M. Leishman, D. Williams, and M. Westoby. “Larger seeds in tropical floras: Consistent patterns independent of growth form and dispersal mode”. Journal of Biogeography 24 (1997), pp. 205-211. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1997.00126.x.
NTH_2022	3	3	D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
Nicolle_2006	3	3	D. 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.
WAH_2022_2	3	3	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Crowley_2007	2	2	G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Ilic_2000	1	2	J. 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.
Nano_2011	2	2	C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
WAH_2023_2	1	2	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kew_2019_1	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Munroe_2019	1	1	S. 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.
Rice_1991	1	1	B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Growth form of Kakadu plant species, Macquarie University”. 1991.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Zanne_2009	1	1	A. 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.