Corymbia opaca

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Corymbia opaca (D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus centralis D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus opaca D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus orientalis D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr (taxonomic synonym)

Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)

Corymbia eremaea (D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson subsp. eremaea (pro parte misapplied)
Eucalyptus terminalis F.Muell. (misapplied)
Eucalyptus terminalis F.Muell. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (9), ABRS_2023 (51), Clarke_2015 (3), Crowley_2007 (2), Dong_2017 (15), Draper_2023 (3), Gallagher_2015 (1), Jurado_1991 (6), Moles_2011 (7), Munroe_2019 (1), Nano_2011 (5), Nicolle_2006 (3), RussellSmith_2012 (4), Santini_2016 (16), Schulze_2006_2 (73), Schulze_2014 (22), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Soper_2014 (27), Stephens_2021 (2), Stephens_2024 (16), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 66 traits from 278 records in 24 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 (7) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006; RussellSmith_2012; Schulze_2006_2]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Nano_2011]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: Stephens_2024]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 21.12 mm (15-29 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_width (numerical): 14.75 mm (12-19 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 1593.79 mm2 (776.44-2395.2 mm2) [sources: Jurado_1991; Moles_2011; Schulze_2006_2; Schulze_2014]
leaf_length (numerical): 138.75 mm (90-190 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 21.12 mm (11-35 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 436.83 mg (272-591 mg) [sources: Schulze_2006_2]
petiole_length (numerical): 1.98 cm (1.1-3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 298.11 g/m2 (203.14-388.35 g/m2) [sources: Dong_2017; Moles_2011; Schulze_2006_2; Schulze_2014]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.55 g/g (0.55-0.55 g/g) [sources: Moles_2011]
leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (3); narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
leaf_hairs_immature_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Munroe_2019]
plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (2); shrub (1); tree (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jurado_1991; Moles_2011; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Schulze_2014]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Dong_2017; Schulze_2014]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1); insect (1); mammal (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Jurado_1991]
dispersers (categorical): passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnyyyyynnnn (1); nnyyyynnnynn (1); nnyyyyyynynn (1) [sources: Stephens_2021; Stephens_2024]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: RussellSmith_2012]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (5) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 9.72 mg/g (4.85-14.1 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017; Schulze_2006_2; Schulze_2014; Soper_2014]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.31 mg/g (0.31-0.31 mg/g) [sources: Schulze_2014]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.49 {delta}[ppth] (-29.3--24.84 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017; Santini_2016; Schulze_2006_2; Schulze_2014; Soper_2014]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 12.28 mg (12.28-12.28 mg) [sources: Jurado_1991]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.55 mg/mm3 (0.42-0.68 mg/mm3) [sources: Santini_2016]
stem_vessel_density (numerical): 189.75 {count}/mm2 (150-245 {count}/mm2) [sources: Santini_2016]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 41.49 um (37.52-43.28 um) [sources: Santini_2016]
stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.26 mm2/mm2 (0.26-0.26 mm2/mm2) [sources: Santini_2016]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 13.25 m (3-20 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; WAH_2023_2]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Moles_2011]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Schulze_2006_2	7	73	E. 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.
ABRS_2023	12	51	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Soper_2014	9	27	F. 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_2014	10	22	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.
Santini_2016	9	16	N. S. Santini, J. Cleverly, R. Faux, C. Lestrange, R. Rumman, and D. Eamus. “Xylem traits and water-use efficiency of woody species co-occurring in the Ti Tree Basin arid zone”. Trees 30.1 (2015), pp. 295-303. doi: 10.1007/s00468-015-1301-5.
Stephens_2024	9	16	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).
Dong_2017	8	15	N. 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.
ABRS_2022	3	9	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Moles_2011	7	7	A. T. Moles, I. R. Wallis, W. J. Foley, D. I. Warton, J. C. Stegen, A. J. Bisigato, L. Cella-Pizarro, C. J. Clark, P. S. Cohen, W. K. Cornwell, W. Edwards, R. Ejrnaes, T. Gonzales-Ojeda, B. J. Graae, G. Hay, F. C. Lumbwe, B. Magana-Rodriguez, B. D. Moore, P. L. Peri, J. R. Poulsen, R. Veldtman, H. von Zeipel, N. R. Andrew, S. L. Boulter, E. T. Borer, F. F. Campon, M. Coll, A. G. Farji-Brener, J. D. Gabriel, E. Jurado, L. A. Kyhn, B. Low, C. P. H. Mulder, K. Reardon-Smith, J. Rodriguez-Velazquez, E. W. Seabloom, P. A. Vesk, A. van Cauter, M. S. Waldram, Z. Zheng, P. G. Blendinger, B. J. Enquist, J. M. Facelli, T. Knight, J. D. Majer, M. Martinez-Ramos, P. McQuillan, and L. D. Prior. “Putting plant resistance traits on the map: A test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes”. New Phytologist 191.3 (2011), pp. 777-788. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03732.x.
Jurado_1991	6	6	E. Jurado. “Diaspore weight, dispersal, growth form and perenniality of central Australian plants”. Journal of Ecology 79 (1991), pp. 811-828.
Nano_2011	3	5	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.
RussellSmith_2012	4	4	J. 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.
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.
Draper_2023	3	3	J. 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.
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).
Stephens_2021	1	2	R. Stephens. “Unpublished data: Flowering time data from TERN plots, Macquarie University.”. 2021.
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.
Gallagher_2015	1	1	R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
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.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.