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Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. obtusa

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. obtusa (Blakely) Brooker & M.W.McDonald

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus camaldulensis var. obtusa Blakely (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus camaldulensis var. pendula Blakely & Jacobs (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus obtusa (Blakely) L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (20), ANBG_2019 (1), CPBR_2002 (8), Canham_2023 (106), Clarke_2015 (3), Crowley_2007 (2), Curtis_2012 (14), Gallagher_2015 (2), Nano_2011 (5), Nicolle_2006 (3), SAH_2023 (5), Stephens_2024 (4), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Yang_2023 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 45 traits from 186 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
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (1); resprouts (5) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006; Yang_2023]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Nano_2011; Yang_2023]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2174.29 mm2 (2174.29-2174.29 mm2) [sources: Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 152.68 mm (50-280 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 23.86 mm (8-36 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 433.33 mg (433.33-433.33 mg) [sources: Curtis_2012]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2.9 cm (1.8-4 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 188.81 g/m2 (137.21-212.38 g/m2) [sources: Canham_2023; Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.48 g/g (0.47-0.52 g/g) [sources: Canham_2023; Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (1); tree (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Curtis_2012; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Curtis_2012; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Canham_2023]
  • 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): 5.69 mg/g (3.82-9.17 mg/g) [sources: Canham_2023]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -31.67 {delta}[ppth] (-34.17--29.11 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Canham_2023]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.3 mg (0.3-0.3 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.15 mm (0.8-1.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.58 mg/mm3 (0.52-0.64 mg/mm3) [sources: Canham_2023]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 112.16 {count}/mm2 (53.6-200 {count}/mm2) [sources: Canham_2023]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 26.28 um (21.5-33.47 um) [sources: Canham_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 24.17 m (5-30 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Canham_202312106C. A. Canham, C. Woods, S. A. Setterfield, E. J. Veneklaas, F. L. Freestone, L. S. Beesley, and M. M. Douglas. “Functional traits of riparian trees in the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia”. Ecohydrology 16.1 (2023). doi: 10.1002/eco.2488.
ABRS_20231620Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Curtis_20121414E. M. Curtis, A. Leigh, and S. Rayburg. “Relationships among leaf traits of Australian arid zone plants: alternative modes of thermal protection”. Australian Journal of Botany 60.6 (2012), pp. 471-483. doi: 10.1071/bt11284.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Nano_201135C. 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.
SAH_202355S. 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_202424R. 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_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Clarke_201533P. 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.
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.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Gallagher_201512R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
WAH_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Yang_202322S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.
ANBG_201911Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.