Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata (Maiden, Blakely & Simmonds) J.B.Kirkp.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus bicostata Maiden, Blakely & Simmonds (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus globulus var. bicostata (Maiden, Blakely & Simmonds) Ewart (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA, NSW, ACT (naturalised), Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (16), CPBR_2002 (8), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Gallagher_2015 (1), Kew_2019_1 (5), Kew_2019_6 (3), Meers_2007 (11), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (10), Nicolle_2006 (3), Pfautsch_2016 (16), Portelli_2023 (73), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (8), Stephens_2024 (4), Vlasveld_2018 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 69 traits from 234 records in 25 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 (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015]
fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 84 mo (84-84 mo) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]

fruit morphology

fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 1042.25 mg (497.4-1650.92 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
fruit_length (numerical): 12.5 mm (8-17 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 15 mm (10-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 15 mm (10-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_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): 10738.05 mm2 (5400.67-16703 mm2) [sources: Meers_2007; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
leaf_length (numerical): 198.12 mm (40-400 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 34 mm (20-60 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 2907.59 mg (1612.87-5522.9 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
petiole_length (numerical): 4 cm (3-5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 267.45 g/m2 (196.08-328.47 g/m2) [sources: Meers_2007; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; 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_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Meers_2007]
life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020]
root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Meers_2007]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1); insect (2); mammal (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (3) [sources: Draper_2023; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): passive (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014]
flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnnn (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Meers_2007]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.85 mg (0.92-9.17 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Meers_2007; Portelli_2023]
seed_length (numerical): 2.25 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid_flattened (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.62 mg/mm3 (0.56-0.69 mg/mm3) [sources: Pfautsch_2016; Portelli_2023]
stem_vessel_density (numerical): 5.66 {count}/mm2 (4.75-6.3 {count}/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 146.84 um (133.8-156.32 um) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.1 mm2/mm2 (0.08-0.12 mm2/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 43.75 m (40-45 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; 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	73	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	18	18	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_2023	11	16	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_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/.
Pfautsch_2016	6	16	S. Pfautsch. “Vessel diameter and related hydraulic traits of 31 Eucalyptus species arrayed along a gradient of water availability”. Ecology 97.6 (2016), pp. 1626-1626. doi: 10.1890/16-0147.1.
Meers_2007	11	11	T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
NSWFRD_2014	9	10	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	10	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.
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.
Cheal_2017	8	8	D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
RBGV_2023	8	8	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Kew_2019_1	1	5	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_2	4	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.
Draper_2023	3	3	J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Kew_2019_6	1	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
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/.
Doherty_2021	2	2	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.
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.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.