Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. camaldulensis

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. subsp. camaldulensis

Synonyms: 12 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. var. camaldulensis (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus camaldulensis var. brevirostris (Miq.) Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus longirostris F.Muell. ex Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus longirostris F.Muell. ex Miq. f. longirostris (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus longirostris f. brevirostris F.Muell. ex Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus rostrata Cav. var. rostrata (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus rostrata Schltdl. (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus rostrata var. borealis R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus rostrata var. brevirostris (F.Muell. ex Miq.) Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus tereticornis var. brevirostris Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus tereticornis var. rostrata Ewart (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus x mcintyrensis Maiden (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (19), CPBR_2002 (8), Gallagher_2015 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (7), Nicolle_2006 (6), Pollock_2012 (255), Portelli_2023 (79), SAH_2023 (5), Stephens_2024 (4), Vlasveld_2018 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (38). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 54 traits from 441 records in 15 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): fire_killed (2); resprouts (2) [sources: Nicolle_2006; White_2020]

fruit morphology

fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 68.57 mg (45.78-120 mg) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
fruit_length (numerical): 9.75 mm (8.4-11 mm) [sources: Pollock_2012]
fruit_width (numerical): 6.5 mm (6.1-6.8 mm) [sources: Pollock_2012]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 1599.16 mm2 (570-3389 mm2) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
leaf_length (numerical): 198.75 mm (50-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 20.75 mm (7-32 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 318.42 mg (111-787 mg) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
petiole_length (numerical): 2.05 cm (0.8-3.3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 197.92 g/m2 (98.93-255.86 g/m2) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (2); lanceolate (2); narrowly_lanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): hydrochory (2) [sources: White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): water (2) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (2) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: Nicolle_2006]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.51 mg (0.18-1.08 mg) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
seed_length (numerical): 1.25 mm (1-1.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.63 mg/mm3 (0.5-0.79 mg/mm3) [sources: Portelli_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 42.5 m (40-45 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Pollock_2012	9	255	L. J. Pollock, W. K. Morris, and P. A. Vesk. “The role of functional traits in species distributions revealed through a hierarchical model”. Ecography 35.8 (2011), pp. 716-725. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07085.x.
Portelli_2023	11	79	A. 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.
White_2020	19	38	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_2023	15	19	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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.
Vlasveld_2018	5	8	C. 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.
NHNSW_2023	7	7	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/.
Nicolle_2006	3	6	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.
SAH_2023	5	5	S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.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.
Gallagher_2015	1	3	R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
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/.
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.