AusTraits

Eucalyptus microcorys

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus microcorys F.Muell.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (16), ANBG_2019 (5), Benwell_2024 (4), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2009 (2), Clarke_2015 (3), Draper_2023 (3), EsperonRodriguez_2020 (200), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (5), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kew_2019_6 (3), Kooyman_2011 (13), McCarthy_2017 (10), Mesaglio_2022 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (8), Nicolle_2006 (3), Ooi_2007 (98), Portelli_2023 (36), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Standish_2019 (6), Stephens_2024 (16), Vlasveld_2018 (6), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 70 traits from 499 records in 33 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): partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (4) [sources: Benwell_2024; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006; Standish_2019]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Benwell_2024; 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): 87.32 mg (85.16-90.22 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 7 mm (4-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2894.22 mm2 (1022.78-6098.7 mm2) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020; McCarthy_2017; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 97 mm (40-150 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 24.5 mm (15-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 447.96 mg (126.8-1016 mg) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.15 cm (0.8-1.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 138.92 g/m2 (74.43-233.11 g/m2) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020; McCarthy_2017; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (9) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Clarke_2009; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1); insect (1); mammal (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); barochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Kew_2019_5; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): passive (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnynn (1); ynnnnnnyyyyn (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; Stephens_2024]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (3) [sources: Benwell_2024; NSWFRD_2014; Standish_2019]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Ooi_2007]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 13.05 mg/g (10-17 mg/g) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.69 {delta}[ppth] (-31.61--27.93 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.91 mg (0.3-4.17 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Ooi_2007; Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.02 mm (1-3 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; CPBR_2002; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.48 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.68 mg/mm3 (0.49-0.87 mg/mm3) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020; Ilic_2000; Kooyman_2011; Portelli_2023]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0.01 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: EsperonRodriguez_2020]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 42.7 m (5-60 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
EsperonRodriguez_202010200M. Esperon-Rodriguez, P. D. Rymer, S. A. Power, A. Challis, R. M. Marchin, and M. G. Tjoelker. “Functional adaptations and trait plasticity of urban trees along a climatic gradient”. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 54 (2020), p. art126771. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126771.
Ooi_2007298M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Portelli_20231136A. 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.
ABRS_20231116Australian 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).
Kooyman_20111013R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
McCarthy_2017210J. K. McCarthy, J. M. Dwyer, and K. Mokany. “A regional-scale assessment of using metabolic scaling theory to predict ecosystem properties”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286.1915 (2019), p. 20192221. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2221.
Wright_20001010I. 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.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
NSWFRD_201488B. 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.
Standish_201966R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
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.
ANBG_201955Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Kew_2019_115Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Benwell_202444A. Benwell. “Fire responses of flora in a sclerophyll-rainforest vegetation complex in the Nightcap Range, North Coast, New South Wales”. Australian Journal of Botany 72.1 (2024). Ed. by D. Williams. ISSN: 1444-9862. doi: 10.1071/bt23049.
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.
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.
Kew_2019_613Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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/.
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.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Clarke_200922P. J. Clarke, K. J. E. Knox, M. L. Campbell, and L. M. Copeland. “Post-fire recovery of woody plants in the New England Tableland Bioregion”. Cunninghamia 11 (2009), pp. 221-239. doi: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4907.
WAH_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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_511Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mesaglio_202211T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.