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Eucalyptus cinerea subsp. cinerea

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. subsp. cinerea

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. var. cinerea (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus pulverulenta var. lanceolata A.W.Howitt (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus stuartiana var. cordata R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus pulverulenta Sims (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (21), CPBR_2002 (6), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (5), Nicolle_2006 (3), Portelli_2023 (29), Stephens_2024 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 32 traits from 75 records in 10 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
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 75.86 mg (68.04-80.3 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.5 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 7 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1159.44 mm2 (815.67-1371.67 mm2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 103.33 mm (80-140 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 38.33 mm (15-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 136.24 mg (88.6-187.8 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.1 cm (1.1-1.1 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 115.27 g/m2 (102.6-135.39 g/m2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); rounded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1); opposite (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • 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): 0.35 mg (0.31-0.41 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.56 mg/mm3 (0.55-0.56 mg/mm3) [sources: Portelli_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 15 m (15-15 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Portelli_20231129A. 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.
ABRS_20231721Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
CPBR_200246Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
NHNSW_202355N. 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_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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.
Stephens_202422R. 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).
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.