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Eucalyptus botryoides

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus botryoides Sm.

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus botryoides Sm. var. botryoides (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus botryoides var. platycarpa Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus platypoda Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus platypodos Cav. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus saligna subsp. botryoides (Sm.) Passioura & J.E.Ash (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus saligna var. botryoides (Sm.) Maiden (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), NSW, NI (naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), ANBG_2019 (5), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (2), Fonseca_2000 (5), Gallagher_2015 (1), Hughes_1992 (3), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (4), Kubiak_2009 (1), McGlone_2015 (6), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (10), Nicolle_2006 (3), Portelli_2023 (93), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (13), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Vlasveld_2018 (8), WAH_2022_1 (3), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (1), Warren_2006 (26), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Wright_2000 (3), Yang_2023 (4). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 81 traits from 292 records in 32 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 (5) [sources: Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006; Yang_2023]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Yang_2023]
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): 142.41 mg (84-217.92 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 10.12 mm (6-13 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 8 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 4221.26 mm2 (1110-6771.4 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 136.67 mm (65-220 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 44.34 mm (20-85 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 754.46 mg (163.75-1110.5 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2.5 cm (2-3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 167.82 g/m2 (121.95-211.93 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.5 g/g (0.49-0.51 g/g) [sources: Warren_2006]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; 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 (12) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • 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): anemochory (1); barochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nynnnnnnnnnn (1); yyynnnnnnnny (2) [sources: Hughes_1992; Stephens_2024; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006; Yang_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006; Yang_2023]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 14.22 mg/g (12.37-16.07 mg/g) [sources: Warren_2006]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -30.1 {delta}[ppth] (-30.92--29.29 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Warren_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.71 mg (0.44-2.63 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.63 mm (0.8-2.2 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.23 mm (1.23-1.23 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_elongated (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.54 mg/mm3 (0.45-0.76 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Portelli_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Portelli_20231193A. 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.
Warren_20061326C. R. Warren, E. Dreyer, M. Tausz, and M. A. Adams. “Ecotype adaptation and acclimation of leaf traits to rainfall in 29 species of 16-year-old Eucalyptus at two common gardens”. Functional Ecology 20.6 (2006), pp. 929-940. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01198.x.
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_20231217Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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/.
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_20231313VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_20141010B. 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.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Vlasveld_201858C. 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.
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.
ANBG_201955Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Fonseca_200055C. 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.
Kew_2019_114Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.
Yang_202344S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.
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.
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.
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/.
WAH_2022_133Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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.
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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Gallagher_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Kubiak_200911P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
WAH_2023_211Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.