AusTraits

Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. vestita

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. vestita L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (20), CPBR_2002 (8), Gallagher_2015 (1), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (17), NSWFRD_2014 (5), Nicolle_2006 (3), Portelli_2023 (34), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (13), Stephens_2024 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Williams_2011 (12). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 58 traits from 147 records in 16 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): 33.86 mg (23.5-50.92 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.5 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2322.68 mm2 (1813.67-3271 mm2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 60.3 mm (30-110 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 40.4 mm (15-65 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 439.68 mg (366.75-600.75 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2 cm (1-3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 193.29 g/m2 (120.51-222.7 g/m2) [sources: Portelli_2023; Williams_2011]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); narrowly_ovate (1); orbicular (2); ovate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (3); not_glaucous (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (2); tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnyyy (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.18 mg (0.04-0.26 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023; Williams_2011]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.4 mm (0.8-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (2); ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.67 mg/mm3 (0.63-0.69 mg/mm3) [sources: Portelli_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Portelli_20231134A. 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.
ABRS_20231620Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_20231217N. 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/.
RBGV_20231113VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Williams_20111212R. 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.
NSWFRD_201455B. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.