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Eucalyptus drummondii

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus drummondii Benth.

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus drummondii subsp. Moora (D.Nicolle 1653) D.Nicolle (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus drummondii subsp. York (D.Nicolle & M.French DN 3684) D.Nicolle (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus drummondii subsp. glauciflora D.Nicolle (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus drummondii subsp. humilis Brooker & Hopper (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus drummondii subsp. pendiflora D.Nicolle (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus oldfieldii var. drummondii (Benth.) Maiden (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (18), ANBG_2019 (1), Burrows_2008_2 (4), Burrows_2020 (4), CPBR_2002 (8), Gallagher_2015 (1), Kew_2019_1 (2), Munroe_2019 (1), Nicolle_2006 (3), Read_2005 (71), Schmidt_1993 (2), Schulze_2006 (3), Shedley_2007 (4), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2021 (1), Stephens_2024 (20), Sweedman_2006 (4), Tsakalos_2020 (18), Vlasveld_2018 (13), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 52 traits from 192 records in 24 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 8.5 mm (5-12 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 11.75 mm (10-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Tsakalos_2020]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1145.56 mm2 (669.5-2521.1 mm2) [sources: Read_2005; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 60.88 mm (32-80 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 21.62 mm (8-55 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 269.92 mg (165.3-378.1 mg) [sources: Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.75 cm (1.5-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 311.22 g/m2 (246.9-381.68 g/m2) [sources: Read_2005; Schulze_2006; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Read_2005; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (3); tree (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Schmidt_1993; Shedley_2007; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (2); ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993; Tsakalos_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynyyyyyyyyy (2); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Stephens_2021; Stephens_2024; Tsakalos_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (3); basal_stem_buds (1) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Nicolle_2006; Shedley_2007]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 10.07 mg/g (7.26-12.1 mg/g) [sources: Read_2005; Schulze_2006]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.34 mg/g (0.28-0.39 mg/g) [sources: Read_2005]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.53 {delta}[ppth] (-27.53--27.53 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schulze_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 9.48 mg (1.2-33.3 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2 mm (1-3 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); orbicular (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Read_2005871J. Read, G. D. Sanson, and B. B. Lamont. “Leaf mechanical properties in sclerophyll woodland and shrubland on contrasting soils”. Plant and Soil 276 (2005), pp. 95-113. doi: 10.1007/s11104-005-3343-8.
Stephens_2024920R. 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_20231318Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Tsakalos_20201718J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
Vlasveld_2018413C. 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.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Burrows_2008_244N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
Burrows_202044N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
Shedley_200744E. F. Shedley. Fire and Biodiversity Guidelines for the Avon Basin: Consultant Report to the Avon Catchment Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation, August 2007. Tech. rep. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, 2007.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Sweedman_200624L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
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.
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.
Schulze_200633E. Schulze, N. C. Turner, D. Nicolle, and J. Schumacher. “Species differences in carbon isotope ratios, specific leaf area and nitrogen concentrations in leaves of Eucalyptus growing in a common garden compared with along an aridity gradient”. Physiologia Plantarum 127.3 (2006), pp. 434-444. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00682.x.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Kew_2019_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Schmidt_199322S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ANBG_201911Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Gallagher_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Stephens_202111R. Stephens. “Unpublished data: Flowering time data from TERN plots, Macquarie University.”. 2021.
WAH_2023_211Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.