AusTraits

Eucalyptus intertexta

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus intertexta R.T.Baker

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus intertexta R.T.Baker var. intertexta (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus intertexta var. diminuta Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus intertexta var. fruticosa Blakely & Jacobs (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Crowley_2007 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Duncan_1998 (13), Fonseca_2000 (13), Gallagher_2015 (1), Grootemaat_2015 (220), Grootemaat_2017_2 (32), Ilic_2000 (1), Jurado_1991 (5), Kew_2019_1 (2), Kew_2019_5 (1), Leishman_1992 (7), Morgan_2021 (12), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (3), Nano_2011 (5), Nicolle_2006 (6), Pickup_2005 (5), RussellSmith_2012 (4), SAH_2014 (5), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (17), Schulze_2006 (3), Schulze_2006_2 (37), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2021 (3), Stephens_2024 (16), Turner_2010 (42), Vlasveld_2018 (6), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2003 (4), White_2020 (16), Wright_2000 (3), Wright_2001 (2), Wright_2002 (69). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 119 traits from 631 records in 46 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 (8) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006; RussellSmith_2012; Schulze_2006_2]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Nano_2011]
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): 6.25 mm (3-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.5 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 5.25 mm (3-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 993.99 mm2 (642.1-2020 mm2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Jurado_1991; Leishman_1992; Morgan_2021; Pickup_2005; Schulze_2006_2; Turner_2010; Vlasveld_2018; Westoby_2003; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 94.08 mm (30-160 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2014; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 18.04 mm (7-35 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2014; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 255.97 mg (117-438 mg) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Morgan_2021; Schulze_2006_2; Turner_2010; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.12 cm (0.5-1.8 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 240.58 g/m2 (145.56-365 g/m2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Morgan_2021; Pickup_2005; Schulze_2006; Schulze_2006_2; Turner_2010; Vlasveld_2018; Westoby_2003; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 3.93 mm2/mg (3.93-3.93 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.43 g/g (0.43-0.43 g/g) [sources: Duncan_1998]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.12 g/g (1.12-1.12 g/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2015]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_lanceolate (3); narrowly_ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Duncan_1998; Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (2); tree (11) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Fonseca_2000; Jurado_1991; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; 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): bird (1); insect (2); mammal (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (4) [sources: Draper_2023; Jurado_1991; Kew_2019_5; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnyyyyyynnnn (1); nnyyyyyyynnn (1); nyynnnnynnnn (1); yyyyyyyyynnn (1) [sources: Stephens_2021; Stephens_2024]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2); no_storage_organ (1) [sources: Leishman_1992; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (4); epicormic_buds (6) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 13.2 mg/g (8.3-18.03 mg/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_2; Schulze_2006; Schulze_2006_2; Turner_2010; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.88 mg/g (0.74-1.03 mg/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_2; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.03 {delta}[ppth] (-28.46--24.95 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schulze_2006; Schulze_2006_2; Turner_2010; Wright_2002]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.53 mg (0.21-6.99 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1992; Wright_2001]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.35 mm (1-1.7 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.87 mg/mm3 (0.7-1.03 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Pickup_2005]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Pickup_2005]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
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Wright_20023469I. J. Wright and M. Westoby. “Leaves at low versus high rainfall: Coordination of structure, lifespan and physiology”. New Phytologist 155 (2002), pp. 403-416. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00479.x.
Turner_2010742N. C. Turner, E. Schulze, D. Nicolle, and I. Kuhlmann. “Growth in two common gardens reveals species by environment interaction in carbon isotope discrimination of Eucalyptus”. Tree Physiology 30.6 (2010), pp. 741-747. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpq029.
Schulze_2006_2737E. Schulze, N. C. Turner, D. Nicolle, and J. Schumacher. “Leaf and wood carbon isotope ratios, specific leaf areas and woodgrowth of Eucalyptus species across a rainfall gradient in Australia”. Tree Physiology 26.4 (2006), pp. 479-492. doi: 10.1093/treephys/26.4.479.
Grootemaat_2017_21032S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. van Bodegom, and J. H. C. Cornelissen. “Scaling up flammability from individual leaves to fuel beds”. Oikos 126.10 (2017), pp. 1428-1438. doi: 10.1111/oik.03886.
ABRS_20231217Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
SAH_20231317S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231116N. 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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Fonseca_2000513C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
Morgan_2021312R. Morgan, I. Martín-Forés, E. Leitch, and G. Guerin. Assessment of protocols and variance for specific leaf area (SLA) in 10 Eucalyptus species to inform functional trait sampling strategies for TERN Ausplots. 2021. doi: 10.25909/14197298.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Leishman_199277M. R. Leishman and M. Westoby. “Classifying plants into groups on the basis of associations of individual traits-Evidence from Australian semi-arid woodlands”. Journal of Ecology 80 (1992), pp. 417-424. doi: 10.2307/2260687.
Nicolle_200636D. 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.
Vlasveld_201836C. 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.
Jurado_199155E. Jurado. “Diaspore weight, dispersal, growth form and perenniality of central Australian plants”. Journal of Ecology 79 (1991), pp. 811-828.
Nano_201135C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
Pickup_200555M. Pickup, M. Westoby, and A. Basden. “Dry mass costs of deploying leaf area in relation to leaf size”. Functional Ecology 19.1 (2005), pp. 88-97. doi: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00927.x.
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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_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
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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.
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