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Eucalyptus microtheca

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell.

Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus barklyensis L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus cyanoclada Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus helenae L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell. var. microtheca (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus microtheca var. cymbaliformis Blakely & Jacobs (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell. - Eucalyptus tectifica F.Muell. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (38), CPBR_2002 (8), Canham_2023 (106), Crowley_2007 (2), Fonseca_2000 (5), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (2), Kew_2019_1 (7), Kew_2019_6 (3), Leishman_1992 (7), Munroe_2019 (1), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (25), Nano_2011 (3), Nicolle_2006 (3), RussellSmith_2012 (16), SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (18), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2021 (2), Stephens_2024 (17), Sweedman_2006 (4), Vlasveld_2018 (2), WAH_2022_2 (6), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 61 traits from 305 records in 30 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 (7) [sources: Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006; RussellSmith_2012]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 3.67 mm (2-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.17 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1045.1 mm2 (877.2-1213 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1992]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 117.08 mm (50-195 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023; SAH_2014; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 20.31 mm (5-45 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023; SAH_2014; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 167 mg (167-167 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.18 cm (0.5-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 202.42 g/m2 (186.89-256.97 g/m2) [sources: Canham_2023; Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.52 g/g (0.49-0.56 g/g) [sources: Canham_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (3); lanceolate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Munroe_2019]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (2); tree (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1992; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Leishman_1992; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Canham_2023]
  • flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnynyy (1); yynnnnnnnnny (1); yynnnnnnynyy (1) [sources: Stephens_2021; Stephens_2024]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (4) [sources: RussellSmith_2012]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3); no_storage_organ (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Leishman_1992; NTH_2023; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 7.01 mg/g (4.44-9.42 mg/g) [sources: Canham_2023]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -30.46 {delta}[ppth] (-32.44--28.08 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Canham_2023]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.11 mg (0.36-3.23 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1992]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NTH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): comma-shaped (1); ellipsoid (1); ovoid_flattened (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.81 mg/mm3 (0.52-0.99 mg/mm3) [sources: Canham_2023; Ilic_2000]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 142.86 {count}/mm2 (46.4-278 {count}/mm2) [sources: Canham_2023]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 22.41 um (17.79-30.2 um) [sources: Canham_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 10.44 m (5-15 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Leishman_1992; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Canham_202312106C. A. Canham, C. Woods, S. A. Setterfield, E. J. Veneklaas, F. L. Freestone, L. S. Beesley, and M. M. Douglas. “Functional traits of riparian trees in the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia”. Ecohydrology 16.1 (2023). doi: 10.1002/eco.2488.
ABRS_20231938Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NTH_20231525D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
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/.
Stephens_2024917R. 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).
RussellSmith_2012416J. Russell-Smith, M. R. Gardener, C. Brock, K. Brennan, C. P. Yates, and B. Grace. “Fire persistence traits can be used to predict vegetation response to changing fire regimes at expansive landscape scales - an Australian example”. Journal of Biogeography 39 (2012), pp. 1657-1668. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02714.x.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Kew_2019_117Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
ABRS_202236Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
WAH_2022_236Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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.
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.
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.
Sweedman_200624L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
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/.
NTH_202233D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
Nano_201123C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
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.
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/.
WAH_2023_213Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Ilic_200012J. 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.
Stephens_202112R. Stephens. “Unpublished data: Flowering time data from TERN plots, Macquarie University.”. 2021.
Vlasveld_201822C. 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.
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.
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.