Eucalyptus transcontinentalis

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus transcontinentalis Maiden

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus oleosa var. glauca Maiden (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus transcontinentalis Maiden subsp. transcontinentalis (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus uncinata var. rostrata Benth. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), ANBG_2019 (6), Barrett_2009 (5), Bloomfield_2018 (250), CPBR_2002 (8), Gallagher_2015 (1), Ilic_2000 (4), Kew_2019_1 (3), Munroe_2019 (1), Nicolle_2006 (3), Pfautsch_2016 (16), Rumman_2018 (4), Schulze_2006 (3), Schulze_2006_2 (7), Schulze_2014 (15), Shedley_2007 (16), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2021 (1), Stephens_2024 (16), Sweedman_2006 (4), Turner_2010 (55), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 80 traits from 452 records in 27 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): fire_killed (2); partial_resprouting (4); resprouts (2) [sources: Barrett_2009; Nicolle_2006; Schulze_2006_2; Shedley_2007]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (4) [sources: Shedley_2007]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: Stephens_2024]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 8.25 mm (6-11 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_width (numerical): 7.75 mm (5-11 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 910.04 mm2 (622-1165.73 mm2) [sources: Schulze_2006_2; Schulze_2014; Turner_2010]
leaf_length (numerical): 85 mm (35-150 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 16.33 mm (8-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 291.66 mg (141.84-392.12 mg) [sources: Schulze_2006_2; Turner_2010]
petiole_length (numerical): 2 cm (1.5-2.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 327.53 g/m2 (227.31-372.65 g/m2) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Schulze_2006; Schulze_2006_2; Schulze_2014; Turner_2010]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.54 g/g (0.42-0.6 g/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]
leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Rumman_2018]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_lanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Munroe_2019]
plant_growth_form (categorical): mallee (4); tree (9) [sources: ABRS_2022; Barrett_2009; CPBR_2002; Rumman_2018; Shedley_2007; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Schulze_2014]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Schulze_2014]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnyyyyyy (2) [sources: Stephens_2021; Stephens_2024]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (4) [sources: Shedley_2007]
serotiny (categorical): serotinous (1) [sources: Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): epicormic_buds (2); none (1) [sources: Barrett_2009; Nicolle_2006]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 13.14 mg/g (11.3-16.12 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Schulze_2006; Schulze_2006_2; Schulze_2014; Turner_2010]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.5 mg/g (0.39-0.79 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.76 {delta}[ppth] (-28.72--24.46 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Rumman_2018; Schulze_2006; Schulze_2006_2; Schulze_2014; Turner_2010]

physiology

leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_area_maximum (numerical): 19.06 umol{CO2}/m2/s (12.03-31.58 umol{CO2}/m2/s) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]
leaf_photosynthetic_rate_per_dry_mass_maximum (numerical): 0.07 umol{CO2}/g/s (0.04-0.1 umol{CO2}/g/s) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]
leaf_stomatal_conductance_per_area_at_Amax (numerical): 43.3 mmol{H2O}/m2/s (20.8-64.6 mmol{H2O}/m2/s) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 3.31 mg (0.54-8.85 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1]
seed_length (numerical): 1.72 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; CPBR_2002]
seed_width (numerical): 1.15 mm (1.15-1.15 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.95 mg/mm3 (0.91-0.96 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Pfautsch_2016]
stem_vessel_density (numerical): 19.2 {count}/mm2 (18.02-21.41 {count}/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 80.37 um (73.63-87.58 um) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.11 mm2/mm2 (0.09-0.12 mm2/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 17.33 m (12-25 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Bloomfield_2018	24	250	K. 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.
Turner_2010	7	55	N. C. Turner, E. Schulze, D. Nicolle, and I. Kuhlmann. “Growth in two common gardens reveals species by environment interaction in carbon isotope discrimination of Eucalyptus”. Tree Physiology 30.6 (2010), pp. 741-747. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpq029.
ABRS_2023	12	17	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Pfautsch_2016	6	16	S. 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.
Shedley_2007	4	16	E. F. Shedley. Fire and Biodiversity Guidelines for the Avon Basin: Consultant Report to the Avon Catchment Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation, August 2007. Tech. rep. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, 2007.
Stephens_2024	9	16	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).
Schulze_2014	9	15	E. D. Schulze, D. Nicolle, A. Boerner, M. Lauerer, G. Aas, and I. Schulze. “Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of Eucalyptus and Acacia species along a seasonal rainfall gradient in Western Australia”. Trees 28.4 (2014), pp. 1125-1135. doi: 10.1007/s00468-014-1023-0.
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.
Schulze_2006_2	7	7	E. Schulze, N. C. Turner, D. Nicolle, and J. Schumacher. “Leaf and wood carbon isotope ratios, specific leaf areas and woodgrowth of Eucalyptus species across a rainfall gradient in Australia”. Tree Physiology 26.4 (2006), pp. 479-492. doi: 10.1093/treephys/26.4.479.
ANBG_2019	6	6	Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Barrett_2009	3	5	S. Barrett, S. Comer, N. McQuoid, M. Porter, C. Tiller, and D. Utber. Identification and Conservation of Fire Sensitive Ecosystems and Species of the South Coast Natural Resource Management Region.. government. Department of Conservation and Land Management, South Coast Region, Western Australia, 2009.
Ilic_2000	1	4	J. 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.
Rumman_2018	4	4	R. 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_2006	4	4	A. 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.
Sweedman_2006	2	4	L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
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.
Kew_2019_1	1	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
Schulze_2006	3	3	E. 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.
WAH_2022_2	3	3	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wright_2000	3	3	I. 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.
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.
Munroe_2019	1	1	S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Stephens_2021	1	1	R. Stephens. “Unpublished data: Flowering time data from TERN plots, Macquarie University.”. 2021.
WAH_2023_2	1	1	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.