AusTraits

Eucalyptus moluccana

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus moluccana Roxb.

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus hemiphloia F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus hemiphloia F.Muell. ex Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus hemiphloia F.Muell. ex Benth. var. hemiphloia (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus moluccana subsp. crassifolia Gillison (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus moluccana subsp. pedicellata Gillison (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus moluccana subsp. queenslandica Gillison (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), Bloomfield_2018 (248), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (4), Kew_2019_1 (3), Leishman_2007 (7), McCarthy_2017 (10), Mesaglio_2022 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (8), Nicolle_2006 (3), Nolan_2022 (50), Ooi_2007 (42), Rumman_2018 (4), Schulze_2006 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Vlasveld_2018 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (16), Wright_2000 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 88 traits from 486 records in 27 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_length (numerical): 6.5 mm (4-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.83 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 (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 3418.15 mm2 (2870.95-4038.14 mm2) [sources: McCarthy_2017; Nolan_2022; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 100.62 mm (40-170 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 33.25 mm (15-65 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 767.73 mg (474.03-967.6 mg) [sources: Nolan_2022; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2 cm (1.5-2.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 215.69 g/m2 (141.44-273.23 g/m2) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Leishman_2007; McCarthy_2017; Nolan_2022; Schulze_2006; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.48 g/g (0.41-0.52 g/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Nolan_2022]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Rumman_2018]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); narrowly_ovate (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; 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
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Leishman_2007; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Rumman_2018; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; 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): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nyyyynnnnnnn (1); yyynnnnnnnnn (1); yyyyyynynyyy (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; Stephens_2024; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 14.09 mg/g (10.24-20.28 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Leishman_2007; Schulze_2006]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.46 mg/g (0.41-0.5 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.44 {delta}[ppth] (-28.86--28.01 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Rumman_2018; Schulze_2006]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.29 mg (0.2-3.02 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.95 mg/mm3 (0.94-0.95 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Bloomfield_201824248K. J. Bloomfield, L. A. Cernusak, D. Eamus, D. S. Ellsworth, I. C. Prentice, I. J. Wright, M. M. Boer, M. G. Bradford, P. Cale, J. Cleverly, J. J. G. Egerton, B. J. Evans, L. S. Hayes, M. F. Hutchinson, M. J. Liddell, C. Macfarlane, W. S. Meyer, S. M. Prober, H. F. Togashi, T. Wardlaw, L. Zhu, and O. K. Atkin. “A continental-scale assessment of variability in leaf traits: Within species, across sites and between seasons”. Functional Ecology 32.6 (2018), pp. 1492-1506. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13097.
Nolan_20221050Nolan 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.
Ooi_2007242M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
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.
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).
White_20201616M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
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.
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.
Leishman_200777M. R. Leishman, T. Haslehurst, A. Ares, and Z. Baruch. “Leaf trait relationships of native and invasive plants: community- and global-scale comparisons”. New Phytologist 176.3 (2007), pp. 635-643. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02189.x.
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.
Ilic_200014J. 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.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Rumman_201844R. Rumman, O. K. Atkin, K. J. Bloomfield, and D. Eamus. “Variation in bulk-leaf 13C discrimination, leaf traits and wateruse efficiency-trait relationships along a continental-scale climate gradient in Australia”. Global Change Biology 24 (2018), pp. 1186-1200. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13911.
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.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.