AusTraits

Eucalyptus apiculata

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus apiculata R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus laophila L.A.S.Johnson & Blaxell (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus sp. MAKII (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (18), ANBG_2019 (4), CPBR_2002 (7), Clarke_2015 (2), Collette_2021 (1), Gallagher_2015 (1), Kew_2019_1 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (8), NHNSW_2022 (6), NHNSW_2023 (32), NSWFRD_2014 (17), Nicolle_2006 (3), Ooi_2007 (101), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 41 traits from 226 records in 18 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 (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 8 mm (6-11 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 7.5 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 7.5 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 93.5 mm (35-160 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 7.3 mm (3-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.4 cm (0.3-0.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2); narrowly_lanceolate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (4); tree (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): ynynnnnnnyny (1) [sources: Stephens_2024]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 2.78 mg (0.14-8.4 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.33 mm (1-1.8 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.72 mm (1.72-1.72 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_shape (categorical): sectoroid (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 5.5 m (4-6 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ooi_20072101M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
NHNSW_20231132N. 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/.
ABRS_20231318Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NSWFRD_2014917B. 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.
Stephens_2024914R. 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).
NHNSW_2014_248Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
CPBR_200247Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
NHNSW_202236N. 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/.
ANBG_201944Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
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.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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.
Clarke_201522P. 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_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Gallagher_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.