AusTraits

Eucalyptus tereticornis

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus populifolia Desf. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eucalyptus teretecornis Grimwade (orthographic variant)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), Bloomfield_2018 (248), Bourne_2017 (9), Clarke_2015 (3), Cooper_2013 (11), Crous_2019 (2366), Ellsworth_2015 (48), Gross_2005 (4), Ilic_2000 (5), Kew_2019_1 (7), Kew_2019_6 (1), Kooyman_2011 (14), Lawson_2015 (4), Lee_2019 (21), McGlone_2015 (6), Mesaglio_2022 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (6), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (8), Ooi_2007 (97), Pfautsch_2016 (16), Pirralho_2014 (7), Richards_2008 (7), Rumman_2018 (4), Schulze_2006 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Tng_2013 (6), Warren_2006 (26), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Williams_2012 (3), Wright_2000 (10), Zanne_2009 (5). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 118 traits from 3,008 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
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Williams_2012]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Williams_2012]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stephens_2024]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2) [sources: Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6.25 mm (4-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 6 mm (4-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (4) [sources: Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2416 mm2 (2020-2938 mm2) [sources: Tng_2013; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 152 mm (80-220 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 24.2 mm (10-50 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.85 cm (1.3-2.4 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 197.44 g/m2 (109.48-294.7 g/m2) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Crous_2019; Ellsworth_2015; Schulze_2006; Tng_2013; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.52 g/g (0.37-0.56 g/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Rumman_2018]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); narrowly_lanceolate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Rumman_2018; 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): evergreen (2) [sources: Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnynn (1); nnnyyyyyyynn (1); yynyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; Mesaglio_2022; Stephens_2024]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); epicormic_buds (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Williams_2012]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 14.98 mg/g (8.85-23.92 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Crous_2019; Ellsworth_2015; Richards_2008; Schulze_2006; Warren_2006]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.76 mg/g (0.41-1.98 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Crous_2019; Ellsworth_2015]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.69 {delta}[ppth] (-31.03--28.21 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Rumman_2018; Schulze_2006; Tng_2013; Warren_2006]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.8 mg (0.1-3.63 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.71 mg/mm3 (0.5-0.97 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Kooyman_2011; Lawson_2015; Lee_2019; Pfautsch_2016; Tng_2013; Zanne_2009]
  • stem_vessel_density (numerical): 36.68 {count}/mm2 (4.02-78.36 {count}/mm2) [sources: Bourne_2017; Pfautsch_2016; Pirralho_2014]
  • stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 92.24 um (37.6-170.56 um) [sources: Bourne_2017; Pfautsch_2016; Pirralho_2014]
  • stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.1 mm2/mm2 (0.07-0.14 mm2/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 44 m (20-50 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Crous_2019132366K. Y. Crous, A. Wujeska-Klause, M. Jiang, B. E. Medlyn, and D. S. Ellsworth. “Nitrogen and phosphorus retranslocation of leaves and stemwood in a mature Eucalyptus forest exposed to 5 years of elevated CO2”. Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (2019), p. art664. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00664.
Bloomfield_201824248K. J. Bloomfield, L. A. Cernusak, D. Eamus, D. S. Ellsworth, I. C. Prentice, I. J. Wright, M. M. Boer, M. G. Bradford, P. Cale, J. Cleverly, J. J. G. Egerton, B. J. Evans, L. S. Hayes, M. F. Hutchinson, M. J. Liddell, C. Macfarlane, W. S. Meyer, S. M. Prober, H. F. Togashi, T. Wardlaw, L. Zhu, and O. K. Atkin. “A continental-scale assessment of variability in leaf traits: Within species, across sites and between seasons”. Functional Ecology 32.6 (2018), pp. 1492-1506. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13097.
Ooi_2007297M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
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.
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.
Lee_2019521M. R. Lee, J. R. Powell, B. Oberle, W. K. Cornwell, M. Lyons, J. L. Rigg, and A. E. Zanne. “Good neighbors aplenty: fungal endophytes rarely exhibit competitive exclusion patterns across a span of woody habitats”. Ecology 100.9 (2019), p. e02790. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2790.
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/.
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).
Kooyman_20111014R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
Cooper_2013911W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Wright_20001010I. 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.
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.
NSWFRD_201488B. 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.
Kew_2019_117Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
Richards_200817A. Richards and I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Transcription of Australian plant functional trait data from Ian Wright's collection of papers, Macquarie University”. 2009.
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.
NHNSW_2014_266Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.
Ilic_200015J. 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.
Zanne_200915A. 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.
Gross_200544C. L. Gross. “A comparison of the sexual systems in the trees from the Australian tropics with other tropical biomes-more monoecy but why?”. American Journal of Botany 92.6 (2005), pp. 907-919. doi: 10.3732/ajb.92.6.907.
Lawson_201514J. R. Lawson, K. A. Fryirs, and M. R. Leishman. “Data from: Hydrological conditions explain wood density in riparian plants of south-eastern Australia”. Dryad Digital Repository (2015). doi: 10.5061/dryad.72h45.
Rumman_201844R. Rumman, O. K. Atkin, K. J. Bloomfield, and D. Eamus. “Variation in bulk-leaf 13C discrimination, leaf traits and wateruse efficiency-trait relationships along a continental-scale climate gradient in Australia”. Global Change Biology 24 (2018), pp. 1186-1200. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13911.
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.
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/.
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.
Williams_201233P. R. Williams, M. Parsons, R. Jensen, and C. Tran. “Mechanisms of rainforest persistence and recruitment in frequently burnt wet tropical eucalypt forests”. Austral Ecology 37.2 (2012), pp. 268-275. ISSN: 1442-9993. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02271.x.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kew_2019_611Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mesaglio_202211T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.