AusTraits

Eucalyptus regnans

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell.

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus amygdalina var. colossea Grimwade (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus amygdalina var. colossea Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus amygdalina var. regnans F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus inophloia Grimwade (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus inophloia Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell. var. regnans (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), Blackman_2023 (8), Brodribb_2000 (4), CPBR_2002 (8), Cheal_2017 (8), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (3), Jordan_2001 (4), Kew_2019_1 (7), Kew_2019_5 (2), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (3), Nicolle_2006 (2), Pfautsch_2016 (43), Portelli_2023 (36), Prior_2022 (21), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17), Richards_2008 (66), Richards_2021 (14), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Tng_2013 (6), Togashi_2015 (4), Vlasveld_2018 (6), Warren_2006 (26), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19), Williams_2011 (11), Wright_2000 (3), Wright_2006 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 129 traits from 380 records in 33 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): fire_killed (4); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (5) [sources: Cheal_2017; Nicolle_2006; Prior_2022; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 75.94 mg (63.68-85 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 7 mm (7-7 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2805.32 mm2 (1565-3960 mm2) [sources: Blackman_2023; Mokany_2015; Portelli_2023; Richards_2021; Tng_2013; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2006; Wright_2006]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 123.5 mm (55-230 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 28.5 mm (15-50 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 521.83 mg (339.67-802.8 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.7 cm (1.2-2.2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 189.46 g/m2 (154.18-229.44 g/m2) [sources: Blackman_2023; Portelli_2023; Richards_2021; Tng_2013; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2006; Wright_2006]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.55 g/g (0.49-0.6 g/g) [sources: Richards_2021; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.76 g/g (0.76-0.76 g/g) [sources: Richards_2021]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Richards_2008]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); narrowly_ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; RBGV_2023; Richards_2008]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Richards_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; McGlone_2015; RBGV_2022; Richards_2008; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Richards_2008]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Richards_2008; 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 (2); barochory (2) [sources: Kew_2019_5; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yyyyynnnnnny (2) [sources: Stephens_2024; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): epicormic_buds (5); none (3) [sources: Nicolle_2006; Prior_2022]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 16.27 mg/g (9.88-20.4 mg/g) [sources: Richards_2008; Richards_2021; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.01 mg/g (0.78-1.45 mg/g) [sources: Richards_2008]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.85 {delta}[ppth] (-31.88--28.1 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Richards_2021; Tng_2013; Warren_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.82 mg (0.43-10.3 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Mokany_2015; Portelli_2023; Williams_2011]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.25 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.61 mg/mm3 (0.47-0.74 mg/mm3) [sources: Blackman_2023; Ilic_2000; Pfautsch_2016; Portelli_2023; Tng_2013; Wright_2006]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Brodribb_2000; Togashi_2015; Wright_2006]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 8.65 {count}/mm2 (5.94-14.16 {count}/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 157.17 um (119.96-197.46 um) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.17 mm2/mm2 (0.13-0.22 mm2/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Richards_20083666A. Richards and I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Transcription of Australian plant functional trait data from Ian Wright's collection of papers, Macquarie University”. 2009.
Pfautsch_2016643S. 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.
Portelli_20231136A. 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_20061326C. 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.
Prior_2022321L. D. Prior, S. M. Foyster, J. M. Furlaud, G. J. Williamson, and D. M. Bowman. “Using permanent forest plots to evaluate the resilience to fire of Tasmania's tall wet eucalypt forests”. Forest Ecology and Management 505 (2022), p. 119922. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119922.
White_20201919M. 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.
RBGV_20231517VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Stephens_2024916R. 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).
Richards_20211414J. 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.
Williams_20111111R. 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.
Blackman_202388C. J. Blackman, B. Halliwell, G. E. Hartill, and T. J. Brodribb. “Petiole XLA (xylem to leaf area ratio) integrates hydraulic safety and efficiency across a diverse group of eucalypt leaves”. Plant, Cell & Environment 47.1 (2023), pp. 49-58. ISSN: 1365-3040. doi: 10.1111/pce.14713.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Cheal_201788D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Kew_2019_117Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
McGlone_201566M. 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.
Tng_201366D. Y. P. Tng, G. J. Jordan, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Plant traits demonstrate that temperate and tropical giant Eucalypt forests are ecologically convergent with rainforest not savanna”. PLoS ONE 8 (2013), p. e84378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084378.
Vlasveld_201836C. 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.
Wright_200646I. J. Wright, D. S. Falster, M. Pickup, and M. Westoby. “Cross-species patterns in the coordination between leaf and stem traits, and their implications for plant hydraulics”. Physiologia Plantarum 127 (2006), pp. 445-456. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00699.x.
Brodribb_200044T. J. Brodribb and T. S. Feild. “Stem hydraulic supply is linked to leaf photosynthetic capacity: evidence from New Caledonian and Tasmanian rainforests”. Plant, Cell and Environment 23.12 (2000), pp. 1381-1388. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00647.x.
Jordan_200144G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
Sjostrom_200644A. 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.
Togashi_201514H. F. Togashi, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, D. I. Forrester, P. Drake, P. Feikema, K. Brooksbank, D. Eamus, and D. Taylor. “Morphological and moisture availability controls of the leaf area-to-sapwood area ratio: analysis of measurements on Australian trees”. Ecology and Evolution 5.6 (2015), pp. 1263-1270. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1344.
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.
Ilic_200013J. 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.
Mokany_201533K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wright_200033I. 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.
Kew_2019_512Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Nicolle_200622D. 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.
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.