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Eucalyptus saligna

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus saligna Sm.

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus saligna Sm. subsp. saligna (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus saligna Sm. var. saligna (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus saligna var. protrusa Blakely & McKie (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), Qld, NSW, Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), Bourne_2017 (9), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2009 (2), Clarke_2015 (3), Ellsworth_2015 (48), Fonseca_2000 (13), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ghannoum_2010 (1163), Hughes_1992 (3), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (9), Kew_2019_5 (2), Kew_2019_6 (4), Kubiak_2009 (1), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (7), Nicolle_2006 (3), Portelli_2023 (65), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (16), Schulze_2006 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Stewart_1995 (8), Vlasveld_2018 (2), Warren_2006 (78), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (3), Zanne_2009 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 102 traits from 1,532 records in 36 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
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): 134.76 mg (67.34-176.4 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 7.12 mm (4-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.88 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 6.25 mm (4-7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 3407.56 mm2 (923-5941.67 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Ghannoum_2010; Leishman_1995; Portelli_2023; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 124.7 mm (37-190 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 30.24 mm (15-40 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 526.55 mg (34.4-1024.13 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Ghannoum_2010; Portelli_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2 cm (1.5-2.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 145.29 g/m2 (7.31-232.24 g/m2) [sources: Ellsworth_2015; Fonseca_2000; Ghannoum_2010; Leishman_1995; Portelli_2023; Schulze_2006; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 10.5 mm2/mg (4.02-61.03 mm2/mg) [sources: Ghannoum_2010]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.5 g/g (0.45-0.55 g/g) [sources: Warren_2006]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (2); narrowly_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (11) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Clarke_2009; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Stewart_1995; Wenk_2022]
  • 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]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stewart_1995]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Stewart_1995]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (3); barochory (1) [sources: Kew_2019_5; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yyyynnnnnnnn (2) [sources: Hughes_1992; Stephens_2024]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (4) [sources: Clarke_2009; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 19.29 mg/g (10.21-39.83 mg/g) [sources: Ellsworth_2015; Ghannoum_2010; Schulze_2006; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.35 mg/g (0.74-2.07 mg/g) [sources: Ellsworth_2015]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.89 {delta}[ppth] (-31.56--27.27 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schulze_2006; Stewart_1995; Warren_2006]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.47 mg (0.1-2.18 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.58 mg/mm3 (0.47-0.86 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Portelli_2023; Zanne_2009]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 64.98 {count}/mm2 (64.98-64.98 {count}/mm2) [sources: Bourne_2017]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 31.4 um (31.4-31.4 um) [sources: Bourne_2017]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 49.17 m (25-60 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ghannoum_2010201163O. Ghannoum, N. G. Phillips, J. P. Conroy, R. A. Smith, R. D. Attard, R. Woodfield, B. A. Logan, J. D. Lewis, and D. T. Tissue. “Exposure to preindustrial, current and future atmospheric CO2 and temperature differentially affects growth and photosynthesis in Eucalyptus”. Global Change Biology 16.1 (2010), pp. 303-319. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02003.x.
Warren_20061378C. 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.
Portelli_20231165A. 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.
Ellsworth_20151648D. S. Ellsworth, K. Y. Crous, H. Lambers, and J. Cooke. “Phosphorus recycling in photorespiration maintains high photosynthetic capacity in woody species”. Plant, Cell & Environment 38.6 (2015), pp. 1142-1156. doi: 10.1111/pce.12468.
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/.
RBGV_20231416VicFlora. 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).
Fonseca_2000513C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
Bourne_201799A. E. Bourne, D. Creek, J. M. R. Peters, D. S. Ellsworth, and B. Choat. “Species climate range influences hydraulic and stomatal traits in Eucalyptus species”. Annals of Botany 120.1 (2017), pp. 123-133. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcx020.
Kew_2019_119Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Stewart_199568G. Stewart, M. Turnbull, S. Schmidt, and P. Erskine. “13C natural abundance in plant communities along a rainfall gradient: a biological integrator of water availability”. Functional Plant Biology 22.1 (1995), pp. 51-55. doi: 10.1071/pp9950051.
NSWFRD_201477B. 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.
Leishman_199555M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
NHNSW_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Kew_2019_614Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
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.
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.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
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.
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/.
Schulze_200633E. 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_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.
Clarke_200922P. J. Clarke, K. J. E. Knox, M. L. Campbell, and L. M. Copeland. “Post-fire recovery of woody plants in the New England Tableland Bioregion”. Cunninghamia 11 (2009), pp. 221-239. doi: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4907.
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/.
Vlasveld_201822C. 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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Zanne_200912A. E. Zanne, G. Lopez-Gonzalez, D. A. Coomes, J. Ilic, S. Jansen, S. L. Lewis, R. B. Miller, N. G. Swenson, M. C. Wiemann, and J. Chave. “Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum”. Dryad Digital Repository (2009). doi: 10.5061/dryad.234.
Gallagher_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Kubiak_200911P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.