Eucalyptus alligatrix subsp. alligatrix

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus alligatrix L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill subsp. alligatrix

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (24), CPBR_2002 (8), Kew_2019_1 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (17), Nicolle_2006 (3), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (8), Stephens_2024 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 42 traits from 96 records in 13 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 (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 5.25 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 5.5 mm (4-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 101.62 mm (20-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 30.12 mm (10-52 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
petiole_length (numerical): 1.5 cm (0.6-2.4 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (2); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2); opposite (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnynnnnnnnn (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.67 mg (0.37-0.96 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
seed_length (numerical): 1.6 mm (1-2.2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid_flattened (1); hemispheric_flattened (1); ovoid (1); ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 16.25 m (15-20 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
ABRS_2023	18	24	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
White_2020	18	18	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_2023	12	17	N. 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/.
CPBR_2002	5	8	Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
RBGV_2023	8	8	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Stephens_2024	2	4	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).
ABRS_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	N. 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_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.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Kew_2019_1	1	2	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.