Eucalyptus delegatensis subsp. delegatensis

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus delegatensis R.T.Baker subsp. delegatensis

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): NSW, ACT, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (12), ANBG_2019 (1), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Doherty_2021 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (5), Portelli_2023 (86), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17), Stephens_2024 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 52 traits from 186 records in 16 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 (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]

fruit morphology

fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 262.25 mg (128.32-423.18 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
fruit_length (numerical): 11.75 mm (8-15 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 8.75 mm (6-11 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 8.75 mm (6-11 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 3481.54 mm2 (1949.33-5177 mm2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
leaf_length (numerical): 146.5 mm (70-230 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 33 mm (13-82 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 779.05 mg (376.6-1216.7 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
petiole_length (numerical): 2.65 cm (0.8-4.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 219.12 g/m2 (175.89-255.95 g/m2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (2); narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; 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 (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; 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): yyynnnnnnnny (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (2) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
bud_bank_location (categorical): none (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.12 mg (0.42-1.8 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
seed_length (numerical): 2.25 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.57 mg/mm3 (0.54-0.61 mg/mm3) [sources: Portelli_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 63.33 m (50-90 m) [sources: CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Portelli_2023	11	86	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	19	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_2023	15	17	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023	11	16	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/.
ABRS_2023	9	12	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.
NSWFRD_2014	5	5	B. 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.
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.
Clarke_2015	3	3	P. 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.
Doherty_2021	3	3	M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
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/.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.