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Corymbia gummifera

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Corymbia gummifera (Gaertn.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus corymbosa Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus corymbosa Sm. var. corymbosa (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus corymbosus Cav. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus gummifera (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Domin (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus gummifera (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Hochr. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus gummifera (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Hochr. var. gummifera (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus longifolia Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus oppositifolia Desf. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus purpurascens var. petiolaris DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Metrosideros gummifera Sol. ex Gaertn. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (36), ANBG_2019 (1), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (5), Duncan_1998 (14), Everingham_2020 (717), Falster_2003 (3), Fonseca_2000 (13), Gallagher_2015 (1), Grootemaat_2015 (221), Grootemaat_2017_1 (298), Grootemaat_2017_2 (30), Hughes_1992 (3), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kubiak_2009 (3), Laxton_2005 (20), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (6), Leishman_2007 (22), Li_2018 (9), Li_2019 (3), McGlone_2015 (6), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (10), Nicolle_2006 (3), Niinemets_2009 (26), Ooi_2007 (87), Pickup_2002 (16), Portelli_2023 (106), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (15), Schmidt_1993 (1), Schulze_1998 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Tsujii_2023 (8), Vlasveld_2018 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2003 (5), Westoby_2014 (30), White_2020 (36), Wright_2000 (3), Wright_2001 (2), Wright_2002 (69), Wright_2009 (25), Zanne_2009 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 222 traits from 1,940 records in 52 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 1005.83 mg (575.6-1501.7 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 17.62 mm (12-22 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 14.25 mm (9-18 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 15.25 mm (10-18 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2465.53 mm2 (1111-10498.17 mm2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Everingham_2020; Falster_2003; Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Grootemaat_2017_1; Laxton_2005; Leishman_1995; Niinemets_2009; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018; Westoby_2003; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 117.93 mm (8.6-230 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2015; Grootemaat_2017_1; McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 32.82 mm (2.3-75 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Grootemaat_2017_1; McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 436.42 mg (131.93-961.57 mg) [sources: Duncan_1998; Everingham_2020; Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Grootemaat_2017_1; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.6 cm (0.8-2.3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 244.67 g/m2 (53.77-1454.41 g/m2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Everingham_2020; Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Grootemaat_2017_1; Laxton_2005; Leishman_1995; Leishman_2007; Li_2018; Niinemets_2009; Portelli_2023; Schulze_1998; Tsujii_2023; Vlasveld_2018; Westoby_2003; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.48 g/g (0.48-0.48 g/g) [sources: Duncan_1998]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.86 g/g (0.86-0.86 g/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2015]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (4); narrowly_ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Falster_2003; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 59.3 deg (59.3-59.3 deg) [sources: Falster_2003]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Duncan_1998; Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (2); tree (15) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; Leishman_2007; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Schulze_1998; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Schulze_1998]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Schulze_1998; White_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); zoochory (2) [sources: Leishman_1995; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nyynnnnnnnnn (1); yyyyynnnnnnn (2); yyyyyynnnnny (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Stephens_2024; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Ooi_2007]
  • seed_viability (numerical): 0.72 {count}/{count} (0.56-0.88 {count}/{count}) [sources: Everingham_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 9.27 mg/g (6-12.7 mg/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_2; Laxton_2005; Leishman_2007; Niinemets_2009; Schulze_1998; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.36 mg/g (0.24-0.44 mg/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_2; Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.53 {delta}[ppth] (-27.4--25.1 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Schulze_1998; Westoby_2014; Wright_2002]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 8.56 mg (3.7-18.1 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Everingham_2020; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Ooi_2007; Portelli_2023; Wright_2001]
  • seed_length (numerical): 6.28 mm (3.65-8.6 mm) [sources: Everingham_2020; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.09 mm (1.01-3.18 mm) [sources: Everingham_2020]
  • seed_shape (categorical): sectoroid (2); winged (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.56 mg/mm3 (0.24-0.87 mg/mm3) [sources: Everingham_2020; Ilic_2000; Li_2018; Pickup_2002; Portelli_2023; Westoby_2014; Zanne_2009]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Li_2019; Westoby_2014]
  • stem_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.81 g/g (0.43-0.9 g/g) [sources: Everingham_2020]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Everingham_202016717S. E. Everingham, C. A. Offord, M. E. B. Sabot, and A. T. Moles. “Time travelling seeds reveal that plant regeneration and growth traits are responding to climate change”. Ecology 102 (2020), p. e03272. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3272.
Grootemaat_2017_150298S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. van Bodegom, J. H. C. Cornelissen, and V. Shaw. “Bark traits, decomposition and flammability of Australian forest trees”. Australian Journal of Botany 65.4 (2017), p. 327. doi: 10.1071/bt16258.
Grootemaat_201517221S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. Bodegom, J. H. C. Cornelissen, and W. K. Cornwell. “Burn or rot: leaf traits explain why flammability and decomposability are decoupled across species”. Functional Ecology 29.11 (2015), pp. 1486-1497. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12449.
Portelli_202311106A. 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.
Ooi_2007287M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Wright_20023469I. J. Wright and M. Westoby. “Leaves at low versus high rainfall: Coordination of structure, lifespan and physiology”. New Phytologist 155 (2002), pp. 403-416. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00479.x.
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.
White_20201836M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Grootemaat_2017_2730S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. van Bodegom, and J. H. C. Cornelissen. “Scaling up flammability from individual leaves to fuel beds”. Oikos 126.10 (2017), pp. 1428-1438. doi: 10.1111/oik.03886.
Westoby_20143030S. 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.
Niinemets_20092626Ü. Niinemets, I. J. Wright, and J. R. Evans. “Leaf mesophyll diffusion conductance in 35 Australian sclerophylls covering a broad range of foliage structural and physiological variation”. Journal of Experimental Botany 60 (2009), pp. 2433-2449. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erp045.
Wright_20091325I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Leaf pigment and reflectance data for sclerophylls, Macquarie University”. 2009.
Leishman_2007722M. R. Leishman, T. Haslehurst, A. Ares, and Z. Baruch. “Leaf trait relationships of native and invasive plants: community- and global-scale comparisons”. New Phytologist 176.3 (2007), pp. 635-643. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02189.x.
Laxton_20051120E. Laxton. “Relationship between leaf traits, insect communities and resource availability”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/483.
NHNSW_20231116N. 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/.
Pickup_2002116M. Pickup. “Unpublished data: Wood density data from Kuring-gai National Park, Macquarie University”. 2002.
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).
RBGV_20231315VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Duncan_19981414D. H. Duncan. “Unpublished data: Structural basis of variation in leaf mass per area in three plant clades, Macquarie University”. 1998.
Fonseca_2000513C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
NSWFRD_2014910B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Li_201899X. Li, C. J. Blackman, B. Choat, R. A. Duursma, P. D. Rymer, B. E. Medlyn, and D. T. Tissue. “Tree hydraulic traits are coordinated and strongly linked to climate-of-origin across a rainfall gradient”. Plant, Cell & Environment 41 (2018), pp. 646-660. doi: 10.1111/pce.13129.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Schulze_199888E. -. 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.
Tsujii_202388Y. Tsujii, B. J. Atwell, H. Lambers, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf phosphorus fractions vary with leaf economic traits among 35 Australian woody species”. New Phytologist 241.5 (2024), pp. 1985-1997. ISSN: 1469-8137. doi: 10.1111/nph.19513.
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.
Leishman_199566M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
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.
Clarke_201535P. 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_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Westoby_200355M. Westoby and I. J. Wright. “The leaf size - twig size spectrum and its relationship to other important spectra of variation among species”. Oecologia 135 (2003), pp. 621-628. doi: 10.1007/s00442-003-1231-6.
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.
Falster_200333D. S. Falster and M. Westoby. “Leaf size and angle vary widely across species: what consequences for light interception?”. New Phytologist 158.3 (2003), pp. 509-525. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00765.x.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Ilic_200013J. 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_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kubiak_200933P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Li_201933X. Li, C. J. Blackman, J. M. R. Peters, B. Choat, P. D. Rymer, B. E. Medlyn, and D. T. Tissue. “More than iso/anisohydry: Hydroscapes integrate plant water use and drought tolerance traits in 10 eucalypt species from contrasting climates”. Functional Ecology 33.6 (2019). Ed. by R. Oliveira, pp. 1035-1049. ISSN: 1365-2435. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13320.
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/.
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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wright_200122I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Seed mass reserve data for various species in NSW, Macquarie University”. 2001.
ANBG_201911Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Gallagher_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
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.
Schmidt_199311S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Zanne_200911A. 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.