Eucalyptus quadrangulata

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus quadrangulata H.Deane & Maiden

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

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (1), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (2), Kew_2019_1 (4), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (17), NSWFRD_2014 (7), Nicolle_2006 (3), Portelli_2023 (45), Schulze_2006 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (15), Vlasveld_2018 (10), Warren_2006 (26), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 60 traits from 178 records in 21 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 (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]

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_dry_mass (numerical): 43.5 mg (34.2-52.2 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
fruit_length (numerical): 5.5 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_width (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_height (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 1986.93 mm2 (1517.92-2692.2 mm2) [sources: Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2006]
leaf_length (numerical): 144.38 mm (70-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 17.5 mm (10-35 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 286 mg (164.8-521.6 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
petiole_length (numerical): 1.6 cm (1.2-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 179.05 g/m2 (97.46-257.73 g/m2) [sources: Portelli_2023; Schulze_2006; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2006]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.59 g/g (0.53-0.65 g/g) [sources: Warren_2006]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_lanceolate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

life history

plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
flowering_time (categorical): nyyynnnnnnnn (1) [sources: Stephens_2024]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 12.15 mg/g (8.19-14.4 mg/g) [sources: Schulze_2006; Warren_2006]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -30.35 {delta}[ppth] (-31.65--27.91 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schulze_2006; Warren_2006]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.88 mg (0.3-3.49 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Portelli_2023]
seed_length (numerical): 1.6 mm (1.2-2 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.65 mg/mm3 (0.57-0.86 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Portelli_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 48.33 m (45-50 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Portelli_2023	11	45	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.
Warren_2006	13	26	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.
ABRS_2023	12	17	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	15	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).
Vlasveld_2018	5	10	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.
CPBR_2002	5	8	Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
NSWFRD_2014	7	7	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.
Kew_2019_1	1	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
NHNSW_2014_2	3	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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/.
Nicolle_2006	3	3	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.
Schulze_2006	3	3	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.
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.
Clarke_2015	1	1	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.
Gallagher_2015	1	1	R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.