AusTraits

Eucalyptus globulus

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus globulus Labill.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus gigantea Dehnh. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus globulosus St.-Lag. (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (7), Blackman_2023 (8), Cheal_2017 (8), Crous_2013 (391), Draper_2023 (3), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (9), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (6), Kew_2019_5 (2), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (3), Nicholson_2017 (6), Nicolle_2006 (3), Pinkard_2011 (174), Pirralho_2014 (7), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (13), Richards_2008 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Togashi_2015 (53), WAH_2022_1 (3), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Wright_2000 (3), Yang_2023 (4), Zanne_2009 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 89 traits from 778 records in 32 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 (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; Nicholson_2017; Nicolle_2006; Yang_2023]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Yang_2023]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 10 mm (5-15 mm) [sources: Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 16.5 mm (6-27 mm) [sources: Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 3183.1 mm2 (2356.19-4010 mm2) [sources: Blackman_2023; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 261.67 mm (120-400 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 29.83 mm (12-60 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 190.4 g/m2 (36.83-301.2 g/m2) [sources: Blackman_2023; Crous_2013]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Richards_2008]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (2); lanceolate (2); narrowly_lanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023; Richards_2008]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Richards_2008; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; McGlone_2015; RBGV_2022; Richards_2008; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Richards_2008]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Richards_2008; White_2020]
  • 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 (2); barochory (2) [sources: Draper_2023; Kew_2019_5; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnyy (1); yyyyyyyyynyy (1) [sources: Stephens_2024; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: Nicolle_2006; Yang_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: Nicolle_2006; Yang_2023]
nutrient and stable isotope
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 20.16 mg (2.77-200 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Mokany_2015]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.88 mm (1.88-1.88 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.26 mm (1.26-1.26 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid_flattened (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.67 mg/mm3 (0.52-0.8 mg/mm3) [sources: Blackman_2023; Ilic_2000; Zanne_2009]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Togashi_2015]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 18 {count}/mm2 (18-18 {count}/mm2) [sources: Pirralho_2014]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 72 um (72-72 um) [sources: Pirralho_2014]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Crous_201310391K. Y. Crous, A. G. Quentin, Y. Lin, B. E. Medlyn, D. G. Williams, C. V. M. Barton, and D. S. Ellsworth. “Photosynthesis of temperate Eucalyptus globulus trees outside their native range has limited adjustment to elevated CO2 and climate warming”. Global Change Biology 19.12 (2013), pp. 3790-3807. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12314.
Pinkard_201112174E. A. Pinkard, A. Eyles, and A. P. O'Grady. “Are gas exchange responses to resource limitation and defoliation linked to source:sink relationships?”. Plant, Cell & Environment 34.10 (2011), pp. 1652-1665. ISSN: 1365-3040. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02361.x.
Togashi_2015153H. F. Togashi, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, D. I. Forrester, P. Drake, P. Feikema, K. Brooksbank, D. Eamus, and D. Taylor. “Morphological and moisture availability controls of the leaf area-to-sapwood area ratio: analysis of measurements on Australian trees”. Ecology and Evolution 5.6 (2015), pp. 1263-1270. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1344.
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
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).
RBGV_20231113VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Ilic_200019J. 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.
Blackman_202388C. J. Blackman, B. Halliwell, G. E. Hartill, and T. J. Brodribb. “Petiole XLA (xylem to leaf area ratio) integrates hydraulic safety and efficiency across a diverse group of eucalypt leaves”. Plant, Cell & Environment 47.1 (2023), pp. 49-58. ISSN: 1365-3040. doi: 10.1111/pce.14713.
Cheal_201788D. 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.
Richards_200888A. Richards and I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Transcription of Australian plant functional trait data from Ian Wright's collection of papers, Macquarie University”. 2009.
ABRS_202377Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Pirralho_201477M. Pirralho, D. Flores, V. B. Sousa, T. Quilhó, S. Knapic, and H. Pereira. “Evaluation on paper making potential of nine Eucalyptus species based on wood anatomical features”. Industrial Crops and Products 54 (2014), pp. 327-334. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.01.040.
Jordan_200166G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
Kew_2019_116Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
Nicholson_201726A. Nicholson, L. D. Prior, G. L. W. Perry, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “High post-fire mortality of resprouting woody plants in Tasmanian Mediterranean-type vegetation”. International Journal of Wildland Fire 26 (2017), pp. 532-537. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF16211.
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.
Yang_202344S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.
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.
Draper_202333J. 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.
Mokany_201533K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
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.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_133Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wright_200033I. 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.
Kew_2019_512Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
WAH_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Zanne_200912A. E. Zanne, G. Lopez-Gonzalez, D. A. Coomes, J. Ilic, S. Jansen, S. L. Lewis, R. B. Miller, N. G. Swenson, M. C. Wiemann, and J. Chave. “Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum”. Dryad Digital Repository (2009). doi: 10.5061/dryad.234.
Gallagher_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.