Eucalyptus macrorhyncha subsp. macrorhyncha

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus macrorhyncha F.Muell. ex Benth. subsp. macrorhyncha

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus macrorhyncha F.Muell. ex Benth. f. macrorhyncha (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha F.Muell. ex Benth. var. macrorhyncha (nomenclatural synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), ANBG_2019 (5), CPBR_2002 (8), Gallagher_2015 (1), Kew_2019_1 (1), Nicolle_2006 (3), Portelli_2023 (91), Stephens_2024 (4), Vlasveld_2018 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 50 traits from 160 records in 13 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 (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 309.38 mg (109.6-544.46 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
fruit_length (numerical): 8 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 9.5 mm (7-12 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 2111.82 mm2 (1302.33-4122.67 mm2) [sources: Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
leaf_length (numerical): 95.83 mm (25-140 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 26.83 mm (12-52 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 475.12 mg (295.83-826.3 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
petiole_length (numerical): 1.35 cm (1-1.7 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 227.94 g/m2 (188.2-298.56 g/m2) [sources: Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): yyyyyynnnnnn (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 3.31 mg (0.76-14.7 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1; Portelli_2023]
seed_length (numerical): 2.06 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; CPBR_2002]
seed_width (numerical): 1.33 mm (1.33-1.33 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
seed_shape (categorical): sectoroid (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.63 mg/mm3 (0.49-0.82 mg/mm3) [sources: Portelli_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 35 m (35-35 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Portelli_2023	11	91	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	12	17	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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.
Vlasveld_2018	3	6	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.
ANBG_2019	5	5	Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
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.
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.
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.
Kew_2019_1	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.