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Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. pauciflora

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Spreng. subsp. pauciflora

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus aff. pauciflora (Benambra) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Spreng. var. pauciflora (nomenclatural synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), Bryant_2024 (1676), CPBR_2002 (8), Cheal_2017 (8), Gallagher_2015 (1), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (1), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Portelli_2023 (59), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (11), Stephens_2024 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (39), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 69 traits from 1,851 records in 17 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
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 211.3 mg (85.86-350.12 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 8 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 7 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2614.24 mm2 (1792-4388.2 mm2) [sources: Bryant_2024; Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 128 mm (44-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 32.62 mm (12-85 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 595.2 mg (349.33-786.97 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.5 cm (1-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 308.31 g/m2 (193.56-393.34 g/m2) [sources: Bryant_2024; Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Morgan_2011_1; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (3); undefined (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 2.07 mg (0.42-16.1 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.25 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.54 mg/mm3 (0.39-0.94 mg/mm3) [sources: Bryant_2024; Portelli_2023]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Bryant_2024]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 41.41 {count}/mm2 (21.42-66.63 {count}/mm2) [sources: Bryant_2024]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 51.37 um (38.1-65.14 um) [sources: Bryant_2024]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.09 mm2/mm2 (0.03-0.14 mm2/mm2) [sources: Bryant_2024]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Bryant_2024161676C. Bryant, M. C. Ball, J. Borevitz, M. T. Brookhouse, H. Carle, P. Cunningham, M. Davey, J. Davies, A. Eason, J. D. Erskine, T. I. Fuenzalida, D. Grishin, R. Harris, J. Kriticos, A. Midson, A. B. Nicotra, A. Nshuti, J. Ward-Jones, Y. Yau, O. Young, and H. Bothwell. “Elevation-dependent patterns of borer-mediated snow-gum dieback are associated with subspecies' trait differences and environmental variation”. Austral Ecology 49.3 (2024). ISSN: 1442-9993. doi: 10.1111/aec.13508.
Portelli_20231159A. 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_20202039M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
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.
RBGV_20231111VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Williams_20111010R. 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.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Cheal_201788D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Stephens_202424R. 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).
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.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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_611Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.