AusTraits

Eucalyptus piperita

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus piperita J.White

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus aromatica (Salisb.) Domin (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus bottii Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus piperita J.White subsp. piperita (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus piperita J.White var. piperita (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus piperita subsp. urceolaris (Maiden & Blakely) L.A.S.Johnson & Blaxell (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus piperita var. laxiflora Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus urceolaris Maiden & Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Metrosideros aromatica Salisb. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (9), ABRS_2023 (42), CPBR_2002 (16), Clarke_2015 (3), Gallagher_2015 (1), Gallagher_2018 (40), Grootemaat_2017_1 (295), Hughes_1992 (3), Ilic_2000 (2), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kotowska_2020 (156), Kubiak_2009 (4), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (5), Leishman_2007 (3), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (9), Nicolle_2006 (6), Ooi_2007 (48), Portelli_2023 (19), Schulze_2006 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (36), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Zolfaghar_2015 (60). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 116 traits from 793 records in 29 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 (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 80.2 mg (52.02-108.38 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6.9 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6.4 mm (4-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 6.5 mm (6-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1734.54 mm2 (830-2851.83 mm2) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Grootemaat_2017_1; Leishman_1995; Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 120.11 mm (7.8-200 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_1; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 29.67 mm (1.6-65 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_1; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 396.76 mg (189.5-644.16 mg) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Grootemaat_2017_1; Portelli_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.6 cm (1.2-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 192.28 g/m2 (42.57-322.01 g/m2) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Grootemaat_2017_1; Kotowska_2020; Leishman_1995; Leishman_2007; Portelli_2023; Schulze_2006; Zolfaghar_2015]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (4); narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Munroe_2019]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (1) [sources: Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnyy (1); yynyynnnnnyy (2) [sources: Hughes_1992; Stephens_2024]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Ooi_2007]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 10.86 mg/g (7.94-15.9 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Kotowska_2020; Leishman_2007; Schulze_2006]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.4 mg/g (0.24-0.72 mg/g) [sources: Gallagher_2018; Kotowska_2020; Leishman_2007]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.17 {delta}[ppth] (-29.17--29.17 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schulze_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.85 mg (0.38-1.28 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Ooi_2007; Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.85 mm (1.2-2.5 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.59 mg/mm3 (0.51-0.72 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Kotowska_2020; Portelli_2023; Zolfaghar_2015]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Kotowska_2020]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 36.61 {count}/mm2 (5.68-98.62 {count}/mm2) [sources: Kotowska_2020]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.11 mm2/mm2 (0.07-0.15 mm2/mm2) [sources: Kotowska_2020]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 22.86 m (20-30 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Grootemaat_2017_150295S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. van Bodegom, J. H. C. Cornelissen, and V. Shaw. “Bark traits, decomposition and flammability of Australian forest trees”. Australian Journal of Botany 65.4 (2017), p. 327. doi: 10.1071/bt16258.
Kotowska_202022156M. M. Kotowska, I. J. Wright, and M. Westoby. “Parenchyma abundance in wood of evergreen trees varies independently of nutrients”. Frontiers in Plant Science 11 (2020), p. art86. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00086.
Zolfaghar_2015860S. Zolfaghar, R. Villalobos-Vega, J. Cleverly, and D. Eamus. “Co-ordination among leaf water relations and xylem vulnerability to embolism of Eucalyptus trees growing along a depth-to-groundwater gradient”. Tree Physiology 35.7 (2015). Ed. by N. Phillips, pp. 732-743. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpv039.
Ooi_2007248M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
ABRS_20231242Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Gallagher_2018540R. Gallagher, A. Phillips, B. Laugier-Kitchener, C. Laws, D. Lanceman, D. M. Londono, E. McFarlane, J. Foster, K. Marais, L. Pollitt, L. Kovac, M. Lambert, S. Amini, T. Boreham, T. Pyne, H. McPherson, M. Rossetto, M. van der Merwe, I. Wright, and and Matthew Alfonzetti. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens, Macquarie University”. 2018.
Stephens_2024936R. 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).
Portelli_20231119A. 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.
CPBR_2002516Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
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/.
ABRS_202239Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NSWFRD_201499B. 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.
Nicolle_200636D. 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.
Leishman_199555M. 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.
Kubiak_200934P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
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.
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.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Leishman_200733M. 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.
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/.
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.
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.
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_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
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.