AusTraits

Eucalyptus radiata subsp. robertsonii

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus radiata subsp. robertsonii (Blakely) L.A.S.Johnson & Blaxell

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus robertsoni Blakely (orthographic variant)
  • Eucalyptus robertsonii Blakely (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus robertsonii Blakely subsp. robertsonii (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus robertsonii subsp. hemisphaerica L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill (doubtful taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (18), CPBR_2002 (8), Carey_2003 (3), Clarke_2015 (3), Doherty_2021 (2), Gallagher_2015 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (9), NHNSW_2023 (24), NSWFRD_2014 (6), Nicolle_2006 (3), Portelli_2023 (43), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (8), Richards_2008 (3), Stephens_2024 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (54). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 61 traits from 202 records in 20 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 (5) [sources: Carey_2003; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 51.37 mg (27.36-83.42 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 4.75 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.75 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1412.92 mm2 (1127-1890.75 mm2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 90 mm (40-140 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 14.62 mm (6-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 205.77 mg (150.1-281.33 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.85 cm (0.5-1.2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 142.56 g/m2 (120.52-195.61 g/m2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); narrowly_lanceolate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (11) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [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: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnyyy (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Carey_2003; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.68 mg (0.54-0.81 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.57 mg/mm3 (0.52-0.62 mg/mm3) [sources: Portelli_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201854M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Portelli_20231143A. 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.
NHNSW_20231124N. 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_20231318Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202239N. 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/.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
RBGV_202388VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_201466B. 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.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.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.
Carey_200333A. 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.
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.
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/.
Richards_200833A. Richards and I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Transcription of Australian plant functional trait data from Ian Wright's collection of papers, Macquarie University”. 2009.
Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
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.