Eucalyptus fibrosa

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus fibrosa F.Muell.

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

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, NI (doubtfully naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (7), Bloomfield_2018 (224), Clarke_2015 (2), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (2), Kew_2019_1 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (8), Nicolle_2006 (3), Niinemets_2009 (64), Nolan_2022 (50), Ooi_2007 (92), Rumman_2018 (4), Schulze_2006 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Vlasveld_2018 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (29), White_2020 (17), Wright_2000 (3), Wright_2009 (35). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 131 traits from 602 records in 26 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 (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stephens_2024]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 8 mm (4-12 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_width (numerical): 7.25 mm (4-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_height (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 4081.4 mm2 (2820.7-6310 mm2) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Nolan_2022; Vlasveld_2018; Westoby_2014]
leaf_length (numerical): 153.75 mm (85-230 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 36.25 mm (15-55 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 654.1 mg (559.57-792.07 mg) [sources: Nolan_2022; Vlasveld_2018]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 217.46 g/m2 (169.24-259.3 g/m2) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Niinemets_2009; Nolan_2022; Schulze_2006; Vlasveld_2018; Westoby_2014]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.52 g/g (0.47-0.56 g/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Nolan_2022]
leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Rumman_2018]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Rumman_2018; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
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): anemochory (1); barochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (1); yyyyyyynyyyy (1) [sources: Stephens_2024; White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Ooi_2007]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 10.34 mg/g (8.87-14.74 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Niinemets_2009; Schulze_2006; Westoby_2014]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.54 mg/g (0.3-0.79 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Niinemets_2009; Westoby_2014]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.93 {delta}[ppth] (-30.53--25.63 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Rumman_2018; Schulze_2006; Westoby_2014]

physiology

leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_area_maximum (numerical): 10.32 umol{CO2}/m2/s (3.2-27.97 umol{CO2}/m2/s) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Niinemets_2009]
leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_dry_mass_maximum (numerical): 0.05 umol{CO2}/g/s (0.01-0.13 umol{CO2}/g/s) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Niinemets_2009]
leaf_stomatal_conductance_per_area_at_Amax (numerical): 55.46 mmol{H2O}/m2/s (27.5-106.3 mmol{H2O}/m2/s) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.42 mg (0.14-0.56 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Ooi_2007]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.81 mg/mm3 (0.66-0.96 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Westoby_2014]
huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Westoby_2014]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 35 m (35-35 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Bloomfield_2018	24	224	K. J. Bloomfield, L. A. Cernusak, D. Eamus, D. S. Ellsworth, I. C. Prentice, I. J. Wright, M. M. Boer, M. G. Bradford, P. Cale, J. Cleverly, J. J. G. Egerton, B. J. Evans, L. S. Hayes, M. F. Hutchinson, M. J. Liddell, C. Macfarlane, W. S. Meyer, S. M. Prober, H. F. Togashi, T. Wardlaw, L. Zhu, and O. K. Atkin. “A continental-scale assessment of variability in leaf traits: Within species, across sites and between seasons”. Functional Ecology 32.6 (2018), pp. 1492-1506. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13097.
Ooi_2007	2	92	M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Niinemets_2009	26	64	Ü. Niinemets, I. J. Wright, and J. R. Evans. “Leaf mesophyll diffusion conductance in 35 Australian sclerophylls covering a broad range of foliage structural and physiological variation”. Journal of Experimental Botany 60 (2009), pp. 2433-2449. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erp045.
Nolan_2022	10	50	Nolan and R. Helene. “Drought-related leaf functional traits control spatial and temporal dynamics of live fuel moisture content”. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology unknown.unknown (2022), p. unknown. doi: unknown.
Wright_2009	13	35	I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Leaf pigment and reflectance data for sclerophylls, Macquarie University”. 2009.
Westoby_2014	29	29	S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.
White_2020	17	17	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
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/.
Stephens_2024	9	16	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).
NSWFRD_2014	8	8	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.
Vlasveld_2018	5	8	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.
ABRS_2023	7	7	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2014_2	4	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Rumman_2018	4	4	R. Rumman, O. K. Atkin, K. J. Bloomfield, and D. Eamus. “Variation in bulk-leaf 13C discrimination, leaf traits and wateruse efficiency-trait relationships along a continental-scale climate gradient in Australia”. Global Change Biology 24 (2018), pp. 1186-1200. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13911.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. 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.
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.
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/.
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.
Schulze_2006	3	3	E. 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.
Wright_2000	3	3	I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
Clarke_2015	2	2	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.
Ilic_2000	1	2	J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Gallagher_2015	1	1	R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Kew_2019_1	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.