Eucalyptus paniculata

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus paniculata Sm.

Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus dorsiventralis Brooker, Connors & Slee (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus fergusoni R.T.Baker (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus fergusonii R.T.Baker (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus fergusonii R.T.Baker subsp. fergusonii (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus fergusonii subsp. dorsiventralis L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus nanglei R.T.Baker (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus paniculata Sm. subsp. paniculata (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus paniculata Sm. var. paniculata (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus paniculata subsp. matutina L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus sp. Dorsiventralis (K.D.Hill 2783 & L.Stanberg) Australian National Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (37), CPBR_2002 (16), Clarke_2015 (7), Duncan_1998 (13), Fonseca_2000 (5), Gallagher_2015 (3), Hughes_1992 (3), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kubiak_2009 (2), Leishman_1995 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (8), NHNSW_2022 (18), NHNSW_2023 (62), NSWFRD_2014 (28), Nicolle_2006 (9), Portelli_2023 (73), Schulze_2006 (6), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (30), Tsujii_2023 (8), Vlasveld_2018 (14), Warren_2006 (24), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (36), Wright_2000 (3), Wright_2001 (2), Wright_2002 (76). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 121 traits from 505 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 (12) [sources: Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (4) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stephens_2024]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 168.78 mg (42.66-446.4 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
fruit_length (numerical): 7.92 mm (4-13 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_width (numerical): 6.5 mm (4-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_height (numerical): 6.17 mm (5-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (9) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (9) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 2133.41 mm2 (1049-3194.4 mm2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2006; Wright_2002]
leaf_length (numerical): 107.5 mm (35-180 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 27.1 mm (12-44.6 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 380.78 mg (218.3-867 mg) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
petiole_length (numerical): 1.65 cm (0.9-2.2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 174.81 g/m2 (81.03-274.25 g/m2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Portelli_2023; Schulze_2006; Tsujii_2023; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2006; Wright_2002]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.52 g/g (0.47-0.55 g/g) [sources: Duncan_1998; Warren_2006]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (6); narrowly_ovate (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (8) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_arrangement (categorical): scattered (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (8) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Duncan_1998; White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (20) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (9) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (9) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (3); barochory (3) [sources: Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnyyynnnn (1); nnnnyyyynnnn (1); ynnnyyyyyyyy (2); ynynyyyyyyyy (2) [sources: Hughes_1992; NSWFRD_2014; Stephens_2024; White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (4) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (7) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 11.6 mg/g (8.64-15.23 mg/g) [sources: Schulze_2006; Tsujii_2023; Warren_2006; Wright_2002]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.48 mg/g (0.48-0.48 mg/g) [sources: Tsujii_2023; Wright_2002]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -30.04 {delta}[ppth] (-31.67--27.65 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schulze_2006; Warren_2006; Wright_2002]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.83 mg (0.3-2.4 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Portelli_2023; Wright_2001]
seed_length (numerical): 1.58 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.69 mg/mm3 (0.56-0.93 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Portelli_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 28.33 m (15-50 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Wright_2002	34	76	I. J. Wright and M. Westoby. “Leaves at low versus high rainfall: Coordination of structure, lifespan and physiology”. New Phytologist 155 (2002), pp. 403-416. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00479.x.
Portelli_2023	11	73	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.
NHNSW_2023	12	62	N. 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/.
ABRS_2023	17	37	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
White_2020	18	36	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Stephens_2024	9	30	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).
NSWFRD_2014	12	28	B. 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.
Warren_2006	13	24	C. 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.
NHNSW_2022	3	18	N. 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/.
CPBR_2002	5	16	Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Vlasveld_2018	5	14	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.
Duncan_1998	13	13	D. H. Duncan. “Unpublished data: Structural basis of variation in leaf mass per area in three plant clades, Macquarie University”. 1998.
Nicolle_2006	3	9	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.
NHNSW_2014_2	4	8	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Tsujii_2023	8	8	Y. Tsujii, B. J. Atwell, H. Lambers, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf phosphorus fractions vary with leaf economic traits among 35 Australian woody species”. New Phytologist 241.5 (2024), pp. 1985-1997. ISSN: 1469-8137. doi: 10.1111/nph.19513.
Clarke_2015	3	7	P. 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.
ABRS_2022	3	6	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Schulze_2006	3	6	E. 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.
Fonseca_2000	5	5	C. 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.
Leishman_1995	5	5	M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. 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.
Gallagher_2015	1	3	R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Hughes_1992	3	3	L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Ilic_2000	1	3	J. 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.
Wright_2000	3	3	I. 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.
Kubiak_2009	2	2	P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wright_2001	2	2	I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Seed mass reserve data for various species in NSW, Macquarie University”. 2001.
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.