Eucalyptus rubida subsp. rubida

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus rubida H.Deane & Maiden subsp. rubida

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus granularis K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus gunnii var. rubida (H.Deane & Maiden) Maiden (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus rubida subsp. septemflora L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus viminalis var. microcarpa F.Muell. ex Miq. (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 (24), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Doherty_2021 (2), Gallagher_2015 (1), NHNSW_2022 (6), NHNSW_2023 (8), NSWFRD_2014 (10), Nicolle_2006 (3), Pollock_2012 (52), Portelli_2023 (96), Stephens_2024 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (34). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 53 traits from 257 records in 16 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 (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]

fruit morphology

fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 92.02 mg (51.1-125.64 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
fruit_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 6 mm (4-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 2468.13 mm2 (878-4672.33 mm2) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
leaf_length (numerical): 96.33 mm (20-175 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 29 mm (8-65 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 436.99 mg (172-825.3 mg) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
petiole_length (numerical): 2.25 cm (1-3.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 176.1 g/m2 (124.55-218.7 g/m2) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnyy (2) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (3); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.45 mg (0.33-0.6 mg) [sources: Pollock_2012; Portelli_2023]
seed_length (numerical): 2 mm (1.5-2.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.6 mg/mm3 (0.48-0.82 mg/mm3) [sources: Portelli_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 20 m (20-20 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Portelli_2023	11	96	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.
Pollock_2012	5	52	L. 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.
White_2020	17	34	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_2023	18	24	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NSWFRD_2014	10	10	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.
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.
NHNSW_2023	4	8	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/.
NHNSW_2022	3	6	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/.
Stephens_2024	2	4	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).
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.
Clarke_2015	3	3	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.
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.
Doherty_2021	2	2	M. 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_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
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.