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Eucalyptus leptophylla

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus leptophylla F.Muell. ex Miq.

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus leptophylla F.Muell. ex Miq. var. leptophylla (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus leptophylla var. densa Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus leptophylla var. floribunda Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus sp. Mukinbudin (D.Nicolle & M.French DN 3486) (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus foecunda Schauer (misapplied)
  • Eucalyptus foecunda Schauer (pro parte misapplied)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (19), ANBG_2019 (5), CPBR_2002 (7), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Draper_2023 (3), Fonseca_2000 (5), Gallagher_2015 (2), McGlone_2015 (6), Moles_2011 (7), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (7), Nicolle_2006 (6), Pollock_2018 (110), RBGK_2014 (1), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (15), Richards_2021 (14), Schulze_2006 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Staples_2019 (5), Stephens_2024 (16), Sweedman_2006 (2), WAH_2022_2 (6), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (20). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 81 traits from 310 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
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_dry_mass (numerical): 37.25 mg (37.25-37.25 mg) [sources: Pollock_2018]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.17 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 4 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 281.62 mm2 (142-416 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Moles_2011; Pollock_2018; Richards_2021]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 61.25 mm (15-90 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 8.36 mm (3-25 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 79.92 mg (44-142 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Pollock_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.85 cm (0.4-1.3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 291.22 g/m2 (243.16-365.27 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Moles_2011; Pollock_2018; Richards_2021; Schulze_2006]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.53 g/g (0.45-0.61 g/g) [sources: Moles_2011; Richards_2021]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.65 g/g (0.65-0.65 g/g) [sources: Richards_2021]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); linear (2); narrowly_lanceolate (3); oblong (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_hairs_immature_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; WAH_2023_2]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (7); tree (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; Moles_2011; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_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 (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnnn (1); yyynnnnnnnyy (1) [sources: Stephens_2024; 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 (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 14.3 mg/g (13.2-15.4 mg/g) [sources: Richards_2021; Schulze_2006]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.1 {delta}[ppth] (-27.31--24.88 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Richards_2021; Schulze_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.37 mg (0.37-0.37 mg) [sources: RBGK_2014]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.37 mm (0.8-2 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.84 mm (0.84-0.84 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid_flattened (1); ovoid (1); ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.84 mg/mm3 (0.78-0.89 mg/mm3) [sources: Staples_2019]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Pollock_20185110L. 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.
White_20202020M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_20231519Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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/.
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_20231315VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Richards_20211414J. H. Richards, J. J. Henn, Q. M. Sorenson, M. A. Adams, D. D. Smith, K. A. McCulloh, and T. J. Givnish. “Mistletoes and their eucalypt hosts differ in the response of leaf functional traits to climatic moisture supply”. Oecologia 195 (2021), pp. 759-771. doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-04867-1.
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.
CPBR_200247Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Moles_201177A. T. Moles, I. R. Wallis, W. J. Foley, D. I. Warton, J. C. Stegen, A. J. Bisigato, L. Cella-Pizarro, C. J. Clark, P. S. Cohen, W. K. Cornwell, W. Edwards, R. Ejrnaes, T. Gonzales-Ojeda, B. J. Graae, G. Hay, F. C. Lumbwe, B. Magana-Rodriguez, B. D. Moore, P. L. Peri, J. R. Poulsen, R. Veldtman, H. von Zeipel, N. R. Andrew, S. L. Boulter, E. T. Borer, F. F. Campon, M. Coll, A. G. Farji-Brener, J. D. Gabriel, E. Jurado, L. A. Kyhn, B. Low, C. P. H. Mulder, K. Reardon-Smith, J. Rodriguez-Velazquez, E. W. Seabloom, P. A. Vesk, A. van Cauter, M. S. Waldram, Z. Zheng, P. G. Blendinger, B. J. Enquist, J. M. Facelli, T. Knight, J. D. Majer, M. Martinez-Ramos, P. McQuillan, and L. D. Prior. “Putting plant resistance traits on the map: A test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes”. New Phytologist 191.3 (2011), pp. 777-788. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03732.x.
NSWFRD_201477B. 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.
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.
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.
WAH_2022_236Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
ANBG_201955Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Fonseca_200055C. 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.
Staples_201915T. Staples, J. M. Dwyer, J. R. England, and M. M. Mayfield. “Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28.10 (2019), pp. 1417-1429. doi: 10.1111/geb.12962.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.
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.
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.
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/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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.
WAH_2023_223Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Gallagher_201512R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Sweedman_200622L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
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.
RBGK_201411Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID). 2014. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.