AusTraits

Eucalyptus sideroxylon

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus sideroxylon A.Cunn. ex Woolls

Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus leucoxylon var. minor Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus leucoxylon var. pallens Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus leucoxylon var. pallida Burtt Davy (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus sideroxylon A.Cunn. ex Woolls var. sideroxylon (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eucalyptus sideroxylon var. minor (Benth.) Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus sideroxylon var. pallens (Benth.) Burtt Davy (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus sideroxylon var. pallida Burtt Davy (pro parte taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (9), Blackman_2019 (23), CPBR_2002 (9), Clarke_2015 (1), Duncan_1998 (24), Fonseca_2000 (5), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ghannoum_2010 (1188), Hughes_1992 (3), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (6), Kew_2019_5 (1), Li_2018 (9), Li_2019 (3), McGlone_2015 (6), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (12), Nicolle_2006 (3), Nolan_2022 (35), Pfautsch_2016 (16), Pirralho_2014 (7), Searson_2004 (10), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Smith_2012 (810), Stephens_2024 (16), Vlasveld_2018 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (7). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 114 traits from 2,248 records in 32 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): red_brown (1); white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 8 mm (5-11 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 7.25 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 7 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1402.19 mm2 (236-2066.63 mm2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Ghannoum_2010; Nolan_2022; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 102.5 mm (30-140 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 20.4 mm (5-40 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 302.02 mg (14-440.3 mg) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Ghannoum_2010; Nolan_2022; Vlasveld_2018]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.5 cm (1-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 169.62 g/m2 (22.5-263.85 g/m2) [sources: Blackman_2019; Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Ghannoum_2010; Li_2018; Nolan_2022; Vlasveld_2018]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 5.04 mm2/mg (1.42-10.92 mm2/mg) [sources: Ghannoum_2010]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.51 g/g (0.46-0.54 g/g) [sources: Duncan_1998; Nolan_2022]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); narrowly_lanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_stomatal_density_abaxial (numerical): 290.42 {count}/mm2 (181.47-408.99 {count}/mm2) [sources: Smith_2012]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Duncan_1998]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): deciduous (1); evergreen (1) [sources: CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2) [sources: Kew_2019_5; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnyyyyyyynn (1); yynyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Stephens_2024]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 28.65 mg/g (8.4-52.52 mg/g) [sources: Ghannoum_2010; Smith_2012]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 2.01 mg (0.23-4.31 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.67 mg/mm3 (0.51-0.94 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Li_2018; Pfautsch_2016; Searson_2004]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Li_2019]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 56.05 {count}/mm2 (13.65-137 {count}/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016; Pirralho_2014; Searson_2004]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 55.5 um (27.32-86.08 um) [sources: Pfautsch_2016; Pirralho_2014; Searson_2004]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.09 mm2/mm2 (0.07-0.13 mm2/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016; Searson_2004]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 27 m (15-35 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Hughes_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ghannoum_2010201188O. 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.
Smith_201227810R. A. Smith, J. D. Lewis, O. Ghannoum, and D. T. Tissue. “Leaf structural responses to pre-industrial, current and elevated atmospheric CO2 and temperature affect leaf function in Eucalyptus sideroxylon”. Functional Plant Biology 39.4 (2012), pp. 285-296. doi: 10.1071/fp11238.
Nolan_2022735Nolan and R. Helene. “Drought-related leaf functional traits control spatial and temporal dynamics of live fuel moisture content”. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology unknown.unknown (2022), p. unknown. doi: unknown.
Duncan_19981324D. H. Duncan. “Unpublished data: Structural basis of variation in leaf mass per area in three plant clades, Macquarie University”. 1998.
Blackman_2019823C. J. Blackman, X. Li, B. Choat, P. D. Rymer, M. G. D. Kauwe, R. A. Duursma, D. T. Tissue, and B. E. Medlyn. “Desiccation time during drought is highly predictable across species of Eucalyptus from contrasting climates”. New Phytologist 224.2 (2019), pp. 632-643. doi: 10.1111/nph.16042.
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/.
Pfautsch_2016616S. 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.
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).
NSWFRD_20141212B. 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.
Searson_2004510M. J. Searson, D. S. Thomas, K. D. Montagu, and J. P. Conroy. “Wood density and anatomy of water-limited eucalypts”. Tree Physiology 24.11 (2004), pp. 1295-1302. doi: 10.1093/treephys/24.11.1295.
ABRS_202389Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
CPBR_200269Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Li_201899X. Li, C. J. Blackman, B. Choat, R. A. Duursma, P. D. Rymer, B. E. Medlyn, and D. T. Tissue. “Tree hydraulic traits are coordinated and strongly linked to climate-of-origin across a rainfall gradient”. Plant, Cell & Environment 41 (2018), pp. 646-660. doi: 10.1111/pce.13129.
Vlasveld_201858C. 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.
Pirralho_201477M. Pirralho, D. Flores, V. B. Sousa, T. Quilhó, S. Knapic, and H. Pereira. “Evaluation on paper making potential of nine Eucalyptus species based on wood anatomical features”. Industrial Crops and Products 54 (2014), pp. 327-334. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.01.040.
Wright_200077I. 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_116Royal 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.
Fonseca_200055C. 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.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.
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.
Li_201933X. Li, C. J. Blackman, J. M. R. Peters, B. Choat, P. D. Rymer, B. E. Medlyn, and D. T. Tissue. “More than iso/anisohydry: Hydroscapes integrate plant water use and drought tolerance traits in 10 eucalypt species from contrasting climates”. Functional Ecology 33.6 (2019). Ed. by R. Oliveira, pp. 1035-1049. ISSN: 1365-2435. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13320.
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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Clarke_201511P. 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.
Gallagher_201511R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Kew_2019_511Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the 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.