AusTraits

Eucalyptus melliodora

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus melliodora A.Cunn. ex Schauer

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus argentea Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus caerulescens Naudin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus coerulescens Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus forsythii Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus melliodora A.Cunn. ex Schauer var. melliodora (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus melliodora var. brachycarpa Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus melliodora var. elliptocarpa Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus patentiflora Miq. (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), ANBG_2019 (6), Blackman_2019 (23), CPBR_2002 (9), Carey_2003 (3), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Fonseca_2000 (5), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (6), Li_2018 (9), Li_2019 (3), McGlone_2015 (6), Meers_2007 (11), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (11), Nicolle_2006 (3), Nolan_2022 (35), Ooi_2007 (90), Pfautsch_2016 (44), Pirralho_2014 (7), Pollock_2012 (179), Portelli_2023 (84), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (15), Richards_2021 (56), Roderick_1999 (5), Schulze_2006 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Vlasveld_2018 (8), Warren_2006 (26), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (72), Williams_2005 (5), Williams_2011 (9), Wright_2000 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 121 traits from 825 records in 44 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 (7) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015]
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): 44.93 mg (14-76.08 mg) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6.13 mm (3-8.1 mm) [sources: Pollock_2012; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.37 mm (3-7 mm) [sources: Pollock_2012; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 6.25 mm (4-7 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): 1511.34 mm2 (468-2970 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Meers_2007; Nolan_2022; Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023; Richards_2021; Roderick_1999; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 97.92 mm (25-140 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 16.37 mm (8-35 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 271.59 mg (70-487.87 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Nolan_2022; Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023; Roderick_1999; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.25 cm (1-1.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 178.88 g/m2 (62.89-245.28 g/m2) [sources: Blackman_2019; Fonseca_2000; Li_2018; Meers_2007; Nolan_2022; Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023; Richards_2021; Roderick_1999; Schulze_2006; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.54 g/g (0.45-0.61 g/g) [sources: Nolan_2022; Richards_2021; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.77 g/g (0.65-0.88 g/g) [sources: Richards_2021]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (3); narrowly_lanceolate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_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_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (5) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (13) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (3) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): deciduous (1); evergreen (1) [sources: CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (6) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (4) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1); insect (5); mammal (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (8) [sources: Draper_2023; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): passive (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnyyy (4); yynnyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Stephens_2024; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1); soil_seedbank_absent (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Williams_2005]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (5) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (6) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (5); none (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 14.74 mg/g (10.98-17.42 mg/g) [sources: Richards_2021; Roderick_1999; Schulze_2006; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.64 {delta}[ppth] (-30.69--28.25 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Richards_2021; Schulze_2006; Warren_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.35 mg (0.02-2.8 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1; Meers_2007; Ooi_2007; Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.52 mm (1.04-2.5 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.17 mm (1.17-1.17 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (2) [sources: ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.68 mg/mm3 (0.54-0.96 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Li_2018; Pfautsch_2016; Portelli_2023]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Li_2019]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 14.4 {count}/mm2 (7.54-19 {count}/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016; Pirralho_2014]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 104.73 um (79-129.25 um) [sources: Pfautsch_2016; Pirralho_2014]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.14 mm2/mm2 (0.1-0.17 mm2/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Pollock_20129179L. J. Pollock, W. K. Morris, and P. A. Vesk. “The role of functional traits in species distributions revealed through a hierarchical model”. Ecography 35.8 (2011), pp. 716-725. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07085.x.
Ooi_2007290M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Portelli_20231184A. 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_20201872M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Richards_20211456J. 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.
Pfautsch_2016644S. Pfautsch. “Vessel diameter and related hydraulic traits of 31 Eucalyptus species arrayed along a gradient of water availability”. Ecology 97.6 (2016), pp. 1626-1626. doi: 10.1890/16-0147.1.
Nolan_2022735Nolan and R. Helene. “Drought-related leaf functional traits control spatial and temporal dynamics of live fuel moisture content”. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology unknown.unknown (2022), p. unknown. doi: unknown.
Warren_20061326C. R. Warren, E. Dreyer, M. Tausz, and M. A. Adams. “Ecotype adaptation and acclimation of leaf traits to rainfall in 29 species of 16-year-old Eucalyptus at two common gardens”. Functional Ecology 20.6 (2006), pp. 929-940. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01198.x.
Blackman_2019823C. 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.
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.
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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).
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NSWFRD_20141111B. 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.
CPBR_200269Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
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.
Williams_201199R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
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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.
ANBG_201956Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Kew_2019_116Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.