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Corymbia dichromophloia

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Corymbia dichromophloia (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Corymbia capricornia (D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson (taxonomic synonym)
  • Corymbia drysdalensis (D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson (taxonomic synonym)
  • Corymbia rubens K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus atrovirens Brooker & Kleinig (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus capricornia D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus coniophloia D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus dichromophloia F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus drysdalensis D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus niphophloia Blakely & Jacobs (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (15), ABRS_2023 (87), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Crowley_2007 (2), Dong_2017 (8), Draper_2023 (3), Eamus_2000 (2), Gallagher_2015 (3), Ilic_2000 (1), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kew_2019_6 (3), Munroe_2019 (2), NTH_2014 (5), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (16), Nano_2011 (3), Nicolle_2006 (9), Rice_1991 (1), Richards_2008 (4), RussellSmith_2012 (8), Schmidt_2003 (2), Schulze_2014 (21), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Soper_2014 (42), Stephens_2024 (16), Sweedman_2006 (4), WAH_2022_2 (9), WAH_2023_2 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 64 traits from 292 records in 31 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 (8) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006; RussellSmith_2012]
  • 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): 11.8 mm (8-17 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 10.2 mm (6-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1592.37 mm2 (1275.72-2041.76 mm2) [sources: Schulze_2014]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 145 mm (65-230 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 30.31 mm (8-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.82 cm (0.8-3.4 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 247.78 g/m2 (193.8-300.54 g/m2) [sources: Dong_2017; Richards_2008; Schulze_2014]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (3); lanceolate (4); narrowly_lanceolate (4); obtriangular (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2014]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (5) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (2); tree (12) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NTH_2022; Rice_1991; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): deciduous (1); evergreen (1) [sources: NTH_2014; Schulze_2014]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Dong_2017; Richards_2008; Schulze_2014]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1); insect (1); mammal (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • dispersers (categorical): passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnyynnnnnnnn (1); nyyyynyynnnn (1) [sources: NTH_2014; Stephens_2024]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: RussellSmith_2012]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (7) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 9.98 mg/g (6.51-13.61 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017; Richards_2008; Schulze_2014; Soper_2014]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.15 {delta}[ppth] (-30.78--27.34 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017; Schmidt_2003; Schulze_2014; Soper_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 5.1 mg (5.1-5.1 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 7.33 mm (5-11 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (2); winged (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.9 mg/mm3 (0.9-0.9 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 10.8 m (4-15 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231787Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Soper_20141042F. M. Soper, A. E. Richards, I. Siddique, M. P. M. Aidar, G. D. Cook, L. B. Hutley, N. Robinson, and S. Schmidt. “Natural abundance (delta15N) indicates shifts in nitrogen relations of woody taxa along a savanna-woodland continental rainfall gradient”. Oecologia 178.1 (2014), pp. 297-308. doi: 10.1007/s00442-014-3176-3.
Schulze_2014921E. 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.
NTH_20231216D. 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_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).
ABRS_2022315Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Nicolle_200639D. 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_239Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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.
Dong_201788N. Dong, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, S. Caddy-Retalic, A. J. Lowe, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf nitrogen from first principles: field evidence for adaptive variation with climate”. Biogeosciences 14.2 (2017), pp. 481-495. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-481-2017.
RussellSmith_201248J. Russell-Smith, M. R. Gardener, C. Brock, K. Brennan, C. P. Yates, and B. Grace. “Fire persistence traits can be used to predict vegetation response to changing fire regimes at expansive landscape scales - an Australian example”. Journal of Biogeography 39 (2012), pp. 1657-1668. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02714.x.
NTH_201455Northern Territory Herbarium. Flora of the Darwin Region Online. 2014. url: http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/plants-and-animals/herbarium/darwin_flora_online.
Richards_200844A. Richards and I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Transcription of Australian plant functional trait data from Ian Wright's collection of papers, Macquarie University”. 2009.
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.
Sweedman_200624L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
WAH_2023_214Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Clarke_201533P. 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.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Gallagher_201513R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Kew_2019_613Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NTH_202233D. 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/.
Nano_201123C. 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.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Eamus_200012D. Eamus, A. P. O'Grady, and L. Hutley. “Dry season conditions determine wet season water use in the wet-tropical savannas of northern Australia”. Tree Physiology 20.18 (2000), pp. 1219-1226. doi: 10.1093/treephys/20.18.1219.
Munroe_201912S. 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.
Schmidt_200322S. 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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Ilic_200011J. 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.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Rice_199111B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Growth form of Kakadu plant species, Macquarie University”. 1991.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.