Eucalyptus polyanthemos

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus polyanthemos Schauer

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus ovalifolia R.T.Baker (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus ovalifolia R.T.Baker var. ovalifolia (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus ovalifolia var. lanceolata R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus polyanthema F.Muell. (orthographic variant)

Distribution (APC): NSW, ACT, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (18), Atkinson_2020_2 (4), Burrows_2001 (19), Carey_2003 (3), Draper_2023 (3), Harrison_2009 (26), Ilic_2000 (2), Kew_2019_1 (4), McGlone_2015 (6), Meers_2007 (11), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (17), Pfautsch_2016 (44), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (10), Richards_2021 (126), Schulze_2006 (6), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (36), Wright_2000 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 84 traits from 374 records in 25 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 (2) [sources: Carey_2003; Meers_2007]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Carey_2003]

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): 5.62 mm (3-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_width (numerical): 4.38 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_height (numerical): 4.25 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 2564.51 mm2 (850-4675.2 mm2) [sources: Atkinson_2020_2; Burrows_2001; Meers_2007; Richards_2021]
leaf_length (numerical): 73.75 mm (30-155 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 42.25 mm (15-80 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 199.28 mg (151.3-236.2 mg) [sources: Burrows_2001]
petiole_length (numerical): 2 cm (1.5-2.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 171.33 g/m2 (53-263.08 g/m2) [sources: Atkinson_2020_2; Burrows_2001; Harrison_2009; Meers_2007; Richards_2021; Schulze_2006]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.5 g/g (0.46-0.55 g/g) [sources: Richards_2021]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.01 g/g (0.83-1.17 g/g) [sources: Richards_2021]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); narrowly_ovate (2); ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (2); not_glaucous (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (1); tree (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Meers_2007]
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]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020]
root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Meers_2007]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1); insect (3); mammal (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (4) [sources: Draper_2023; Meers_2007; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnyyy (2); ynnnnyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Stephens_2024; White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Meers_2007]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); epicormic_buds (1) [sources: Carey_2003]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 16.7 mg/g (11.1-35.16 mg/g) [sources: Harrison_2009; Richards_2021; Schulze_2006]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.64 {delta}[ppth] (-31.98--23.5 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Harrison_2009; Richards_2021; Schulze_2006]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.13 mg (0.04-3.96 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Meers_2007]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.76 mg/mm3 (0.67-0.9 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Pfautsch_2016]
stem_vessel_density (numerical): 18.75 {count}/mm2 (13.97-24.37 {count}/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 94.89 um (78.89-110.29 um) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.15 mm2/mm2 (0.11-0.21 mm2/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 21.25 m (20-25 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Richards_2021	14	126	J. H. Richards, J. J. Henn, Q. M. Sorenson, M. A. Adams, D. D. Smith, K. A. McCulloh, and T. J. Givnish. “Mistletoes and their eucalypt hosts differ in the response of leaf functional traits to climatic moisture supply”. Oecologia 195 (2021), pp. 759-771. doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-04867-1.
Pfautsch_2016	6	44	S. Pfautsch. “Vessel diameter and related hydraulic traits of 31 Eucalyptus species arrayed along a gradient of water availability”. Ecology 97.6 (2016), pp. 1626-1626. doi: 10.1890/16-0147.1.
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.
Harrison_2009	12	26	M. T. Harrison, E. J. Edwards, G. D. Farquhar, A. B. Nicotra, and J. R. Evans. “Nitrogen in cell walls of sclerophyllous leaves accounts for little of the variation in photosynthetic nitrogen-use efficiency”. Plant, Cell and Environment 32 (2009), pp. 259-270. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01918.x.
Burrows_2001	4	19	G. E. Burrows. “Comparative anatomy of the photosynthetic organs of 39 xeromorphic species from subhumid New South Wales, Australia”. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162 (2001), pp. 411-430. doi: 10.1086/319579.
ABRS_2023	13	18	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2023	12	17	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/.
Stephens_2024	9	16	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).
Meers_2007	11	11	T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
RBGV_2023	10	10	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
McGlone_2015	6	6	M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
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.
Atkinson_2020_2	2	4	J. Atkinson. “Unpublished data: Investigation of how leaf traits may determine ecological restoration outcomes, University of New South Wales”. 2020.
Kew_2019_1	1	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_2	4	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.
ABRS_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Carey_2003	3	3	A. C. &. M. E. &. P. H. &. M. L. &. T. M. &. P. O. &. S. S. &. D. S. &. N. Webb. Wildfires in the ACT 2003: Report on Initial Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. Technical Report No. 17. Environment ACT, 2003. url: https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2539593/17-wildfires-in-the-act-report-on-initial-impacts-on-natural-ecosystems-2003.pdf.
Draper_2023	3	3	J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	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/.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
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.
Ilic_2000	1	2	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.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.