AusTraits

Eucalyptus scias subsp. scias

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus scias L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill subsp. scias

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus scias subsp. callimastha L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (19), CPBR_2002 (8), Gallagher_2015 (2), Kew_2019_1 (1), NHNSW_2023 (20), Nicolle_2006 (6), Portelli_2023 (50), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (16), Stephens_2024 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 34 traits from 135 records in 13 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): 588.98 mg (333.6-916.36 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • fruit_length (numerical): 10.67 mm (8-16 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 14.67 mm (9-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 14.67 mm (9-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 4216.17 mm2 (2441.67-6249.67 mm2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 121.25 mm (60-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 38.12 mm (20-60 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 867.7 mg (476.17-1345.17 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2.1 cm (1.5-2.7 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 203.27 g/m2 (146.11-255.08 g/m2) [sources: Portelli_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (2); narrowly_ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.94 mg (0.68-1.39 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Portelli_2023]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.58 mg/mm3 (0.53-0.62 mg/mm3) [sources: Portelli_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 20 m (20-20 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Portelli_20231150A. 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_2023720N. 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_20231519Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_20231416VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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.
Nicolle_200636D. 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.
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.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Gallagher_201512R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.