Eucalyptus conglobata subsp. conglobata

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus conglobata (R.Br. ex Benth.) Maiden subsp. conglobata

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus conglobata (R.Br. ex Benth.) Maiden var. conglobata (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus crassa L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (25), ANBG_2019 (1), CPBR_2002 (8), Gallagher_2015 (1), Nicolle_2006 (3), Stephens_2024 (4), Vlasveld_2018 (6), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (20). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 46 traits from 79 records in 13 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 (2) [sources: Nicolle_2006; White_2020]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 9 mm (7-11 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 1775.3 mm2 (1740.75-1809.85 mm2) [sources: Vlasveld_2018]
leaf_length (numerical): 95 mm (55-130 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 31.67 mm (15-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 773.15 mg (742.2-804.1 mg) [sources: Vlasveld_2018]
petiole_length (numerical): 1.75 cm (1-2.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 435.33 g/m2 (426.37-444.29 g/m2) [sources: Vlasveld_2018]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; WAH_2023_2]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (4); tree (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
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): barochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nyyynnnnnnnn (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.02 mg (1.02-1.02 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
seed_length (numerical): 2.25 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_flattened (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 13 m (5-20 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; WAH_2023_2]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
ABRS_2023	18	25	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
White_2020	20	20	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
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	3	6	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.
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.
Nicolle_2006	3	3	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.
WAH_2022_2	3	3	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2023_2	2	2	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ANBG_2019	1	1	Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Gallagher_2015	1	1	R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.