AusTraits

Eucalyptus radiata subsp. radiata

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus radiata Sieber ex DC. subsp. radiata

Synonyms: 12 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus amygdalina var. australiana Grimwade (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus amygdalina var. australiana R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus amygdalina var. numerosa Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus amygdalina var. radiata (Sieber ex DC.) Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus australiana R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus australiana R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. var. australiana (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus calyculata Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus phellandra R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus radiata Sieber ex DC. var. radiata (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus radiata var. australiana (R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm.) Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus radiata var. subexserta Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus translucens Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus radiata subsp. robertsonii (Blakely) L.A.S.Johnson & Blaxell (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): NSW, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (2), Gallagher_2015 (1), Kew_2019_1 (2), Moles_2011 (10), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (8), Nicolle_2006 (3), Nolan_2022 (35), Pollock_2012 (85), Portelli_2023 (112), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (8), 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 64 traits from 353 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
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 46.96 mg (23.7-82.14 mg) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.47 mm (3-7 mm) [sources: Pollock_2012; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.23 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: Pollock_2012; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 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): 1598.89 mm2 (350-4308.25 mm2) [sources: Moles_2011; Nolan_2022; Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 93.5 mm (33-150 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 11.25 mm (5-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 199.74 mg (74-676.75 mg) [sources: Nolan_2022; Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1 cm (0.5-1.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 154.98 g/m2 (107.48-318 g/m2) [sources: Moles_2011; Nolan_2022; Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023; Williams_2011]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.45 g/g (0.38-0.49 g/g) [sources: Moles_2011; Nolan_2022]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); linear (1); narrowly_lanceolate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_hairs_immature_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_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): tree (9) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Moles_2011; 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 (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnyyy (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; 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 (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.83 mg (0.29-6.99 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023; Williams_2011]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.75 mm (1-2.5 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.63 mg/mm3 (0.49-0.86 mg/mm3) [sources: Portelli_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Portelli_202311112A. 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.
Pollock_2012985L. J. Pollock, W. K. Morris, and P. A. Vesk. “The role of functional traits in species distributions revealed through a hierarchical model”. Ecography 35.8 (2011), pp. 716-725. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07085.x.
Nolan_2022735Nolan and R. Helene. “Drought-related leaf functional traits control spatial and temporal dynamics of live fuel moisture content”. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology unknown.unknown (2022), p. unknown. doi: unknown.
White_20201818M. 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.
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/.
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.
Moles_2011710A. T. Moles, I. R. Wallis, W. J. Foley, D. I. Warton, J. C. Stegen, A. J. Bisigato, L. Cella-Pizarro, C. J. Clark, P. S. Cohen, W. K. Cornwell, W. Edwards, R. Ejrnaes, T. Gonzales-Ojeda, B. J. Graae, G. Hay, F. C. Lumbwe, B. Magana-Rodriguez, B. D. Moore, P. L. Peri, J. R. Poulsen, R. Veldtman, H. von Zeipel, N. R. Andrew, S. L. Boulter, E. T. Borer, F. F. Campon, M. Coll, A. G. Farji-Brener, J. D. Gabriel, E. Jurado, L. A. Kyhn, B. Low, C. P. H. Mulder, K. Reardon-Smith, J. Rodriguez-Velazquez, E. W. Seabloom, P. A. Vesk, A. van Cauter, M. S. Waldram, Z. Zheng, P. G. Blendinger, B. J. Enquist, J. M. Facelli, T. Knight, J. D. Majer, M. Martinez-Ramos, P. McQuillan, and L. D. Prior. “Putting plant resistance traits on the map: A test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes”. New Phytologist 191.3 (2011), pp. 777-788. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03732.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_201488B. 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.
RBGV_202388VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
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/.
Clarke_201522P. 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.
Kew_2019_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.