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Eucalyptus largiflorens

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus largiflorens F.Muell.

Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus aff. largiflorens (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus bicolor A.Cunn. ex T.Mitch. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus bicolor A.Cunn. ex T.Mitch. var. bicolor (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus largiflorens F.Muell. var. largiflorens (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus parviflora F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus pendula Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus pendula E.M.Ross (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus pendula Steud. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus sp. Cockburn (M.I.H.Brooker 12741 & A.V.Slee) Australian National Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (7), ABRS_2023 (37), ANBG_2019 (6), Blackman_2019 (18), CPBR_2002 (16), Clarke_2015 (3), Cunningham_1999 (14), Draper_2023 (3), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kew_2019_3 (2), Leishman_1992 (7), Li_2018 (9), Li_2019 (3), McGlone_2015 (6), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (3), Nicolle_2006 (3), Ooi_2007 (90), Pollock_2018 (65), Portelli_2023 (20), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (15), SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (18), Schulze_2006 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (32), Togashi_2015 (5), Vlasveld_2018 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19), Wright_2000 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 98 traits from 459 records in 39 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): fire_killed (1); resprouts (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 28.2 mg (22.2-35.2 mg) [sources: Pollock_2018; Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4 mm (2-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 4.33 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (5); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 921.94 mm2 (412-2604 mm2) [sources: Leishman_1992; Pollock_2018; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 119.25 mm (40-180 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 13.9 mm (4-25 mm) [sources: Cunningham_1999; McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 223.77 mg (99-824 mg) [sources: Pollock_2018; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1 cm (0.5-1.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 217.73 g/m2 (101.21-352.78 g/m2) [sources: Blackman_2019; Cunningham_1999; Li_2018; Pollock_2018; Portelli_2023; Schulze_2006; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.5 g/g (0.5-0.5 g/g) [sources: Cunningham_1999]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (3); narrowly_lanceolate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Cunningham_1999; Kew_2019_3; Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (12) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Leishman_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): spreading (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: Cunningham_1999; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Cunningham_1999; 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 (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yyyyynnnyyyy (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (2) [sources: Stephens_2024; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: 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 (2); no_storage_organ (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Leishman_1992; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 10.65 mg/g (9.3-12 mg/g) [sources: Cunningham_1999; Schulze_2006]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.84 {delta}[ppth] (-28.84--28.84 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schulze_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.42 mg (0.1-1.4 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1992; Ooi_2007; Pollock_2018; Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.23 mm (0.8-1.5 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.02 mm (1.02-1.02 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid (2); ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.77 mg/mm3 (0.65-0.94 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Li_2018; Portelli_2023]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Li_2019; Togashi_2015]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ooi_2007290M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Pollock_2018665L. J. Pollock, L. T. Kelly, F. M. Thomas, P. Soe, W. K. Morris, M. White, and P. A. Vesk. “Combining functional traits, the environment and multiple surveys to understand semi-arid tree distributions”. Journal of Vegetation Science 29.6 (2018), pp. 967-977. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12686.
ABRS_20231837Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Stephens_2024932R. 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).
Portelli_20231120A. 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_20201919M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Blackman_2019818C. J. Blackman, X. Li, B. Choat, P. D. Rymer, M. G. D. Kauwe, R. A. Duursma, D. T. Tissue, and B. E. Medlyn. “Desiccation time during drought is highly predictable across species of Eucalyptus from contrasting climates”. New Phytologist 224.2 (2019), pp. 632-643. doi: 10.1111/nph.16042.
SAH_20231418S. 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/.
CPBR_2002516Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
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/.
RBGV_20231315VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Cunningham_19991414S. A. Cunningham, B. Summerhayes, and M. Westoby. “Evolutionary divergences in leaf structure and chemistry, comparing rainfall and soil nutrient gradients”. Ecological Monographs 69 (1999), pp. 569-588. doi: [10.1890/0012-9615(1999)069[0569:EDILSA]2.0.CO;2](https://doi.org/10.1890%2F0012-9615%281999%29069%5B0569%3AEDILSA%5D2.0.CO%3B2).
Li_201899X. Li, C. J. Blackman, B. Choat, R. A. Duursma, P. D. Rymer, B. E. Medlyn, and D. T. Tissue. “Tree hydraulic traits are coordinated and strongly linked to climate-of-origin across a rainfall gradient”. Plant, Cell & Environment 41 (2018), pp. 646-660. doi: 10.1111/pce.13129.
ABRS_202247Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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.
ANBG_201966Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
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.
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.
Togashi_201515H. 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.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_201424J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
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Clarke_201533P. 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_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.
Ilic_200013J. 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.
Li_201933X. Li, C. J. Blackman, J. M. R. Peters, B. Choat, P. D. Rymer, B. E. Medlyn, and D. T. Tissue. “More than iso/anisohydry: Hydroscapes integrate plant water use and drought tolerance traits in 10 eucalypt species from contrasting climates”. Functional Ecology 33.6 (2019). Ed. by R. Oliveira, pp. 1035-1049. ISSN: 1365-2435. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13320.
NHNSW_202233N. 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/.
NSWFRD_201433B. 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.
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/.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
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.
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_322Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Salt and water tolerance data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Gallagher_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.