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Eucalyptus globoidea

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus globoidea Blakely

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus deformis Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus globoidea Blakely var. globoidea (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus globoidea var. subsphaerica Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus oblonga DC. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus oblonga DC. subsp. oblonga (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus oblonga DC. var. oblonga (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus oblonga var. rugulosa Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus yangoura Blakely (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (34), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (6), Cunningham_1999 (18), Everingham_2020 (136), Fonseca_2000 (5), Gallagher_2015 (2), Gallagher_2018 (20), Hughes_1992 (6), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (7), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (6), McGlone_2015 (6), Mesaglio_2022 (1), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (12), NHNSW_2022 (9), NHNSW_2023 (48), NSWFRD_2014 (19), Nicolle_2006 (9), Ooi_2007 (22), Portelli_2023 (129), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (16), Schulze_2006 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Vlasveld_2018 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Williams_2011 (9), Wright_2000 (3), Zolfaghar_2015 (60). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 103 traits from 657 records in 36 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 (7) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (4) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 95.69 mg (39.9-207.26 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6 mm (4-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 7.36 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 8 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (6); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1811.21 mm2 (581.87-3843.53 mm2) [sources: Everingham_2020; Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018; Leishman_1995; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 95 mm (40-135 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 20.89 mm (10-45 mm) [sources: Cunningham_1999; Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 355.67 mg (23.33-684.8 mg) [sources: Everingham_2020; Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.23 cm (0.7-1.7 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 213.58 g/m2 (40.1-353.19 g/m2) [sources: Cunningham_1999; Everingham_2020; Fonseca_2000; Gallagher_2018; Leishman_1995; Portelli_2023; Schulze_2006; Vlasveld_2018; Zolfaghar_2015]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.47 g/g (0.47-0.47 g/g) [sources: Cunningham_1999]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (6); narrowly_lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Cunningham_1999; Munroe_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (17) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (4) [sources: Cunningham_1999; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Cunningham_1999; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); barochory (3) [sources: Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnyynnnn (1); ynnnnnnnyyyy (1); yyyynnnnnnnn (1); yyyyyynnnnnn (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; Stephens_2024; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Ooi_2007]
  • seed_viability (numerical): 0.12 {count}/{count} (0.11-0.12 {count}/{count}) [sources: Everingham_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (5) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (5); epicormic_buds (7) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 8.51 mg/g (7.14-10 mg/g) [sources: Cunningham_1999; Gallagher_2018; Schulze_2006]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.31 mg/g (0.31-0.31 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.92 {delta}[ppth] (-26.92--26.92 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schulze_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.06 mg (0.31-6.4 mg) [sources: Everingham_2020; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Ooi_2007; Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.85 mm (1.2-2.5 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.58 mg/mm3 (0.2-1.12 mg/mm3) [sources: Everingham_2020; Ilic_2000; Portelli_2023; Zolfaghar_2015]
  • stem_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.77 g/g (0.67-0.86 g/g) [sources: Everingham_2020]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Everingham_202013136S. E. Everingham, C. A. Offord, M. E. B. Sabot, and A. T. Moles. “Time travelling seeds reveal that plant regeneration and growth traits are responding to climate change”. Ecology 102 (2020), p. e03272. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3272.
Portelli_202311129A. 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.
Zolfaghar_2015860S. Zolfaghar, R. Villalobos-Vega, J. Cleverly, and D. Eamus. “Co-ordination among leaf water relations and xylem vulnerability to embolism of Eucalyptus trees growing along a depth-to-groundwater gradient”. Tree Physiology 35.7 (2015). Ed. by N. Phillips, pp. 732-743. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpv039.
NHNSW_20231148N. 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/.
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Ooi_2007222M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Gallagher_2018520R. Gallagher, A. Phillips, B. Laugier-Kitchener, C. Laws, D. Lanceman, D. M. Londono, E. McFarlane, J. Foster, K. Marais, L. Pollitt, L. Kovac, M. Lambert, S. Amini, T. Boreham, T. Pyne, H. McPherson, M. Rossetto, M. van der Merwe, I. Wright, and and Matthew Alfonzetti. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens, Macquarie University”. 2018.
NSWFRD_20141019B. 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.
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White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231416VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Stephens_2024916R. 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).
NHNSW_2014_2412Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202239N. 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_200639D. 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.
Williams_201199R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Vlasveld_201858C. 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.
Kew_2019_117Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
ABRS_202236Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Clarke_201536P. 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.
Hughes_199236L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
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McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
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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.
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Gallagher_201512R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
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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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.