Eucalyptus tricarpa

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus tricarpa (L.A.S.Johnson) L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. tricarpa L.A.S.Johnson (basionym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (33), CPBR_2002 (9), Clarke_2015 (1), Gallagher_2015 (1), Kew_2019_1 (1), McGlone_2015 (6), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (7), Nicolle_2006 (3), Pfautsch_2016 (16), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17), Richards_2021 (70), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Staples_2019 (80), Stephens_2024 (16), Vlasveld_2018 (10), Warren_2005 (255), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (36), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 90 traits from 609 records in 25 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; Nicolle_2006]
fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 36 mo (36-36 mo) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]

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_length (numerical): 12 mm (8-14 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_width (numerical): 12.38 mm (8-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_height (numerical): 13.25 mm (10-15 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4); caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 2122.42 mm2 (623.13-3746.18 mm2) [sources: Richards_2021; Staples_2019; Vlasveld_2018]
leaf_length (numerical): 142.99 mm (40-220 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Warren_2005; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 19.14 mm (10-32.37 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; Warren_2005; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 495.61 mg (186.4-972 mg) [sources: Staples_2019; Vlasveld_2018]
petiole_length (numerical): 2 cm (1-3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 262.16 g/m2 (217.72-345.44 g/m2) [sources: Richards_2021; Staples_2019; Vlasveld_2018; Warren_2005]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.57 g/g (0.54-0.59 g/g) [sources: Richards_2021]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.75 g/g (0.69-0.85 g/g) [sources: Richards_2021]
leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (2); not_glaucous (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (11) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): deciduous (1); evergreen (1) [sources: CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2014_2]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
flowering_time (categorical): yynnnyyyyyyy (2); yyyynyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Stephens_2024; White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; 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): 13.15 mg/g (8.26-16 mg/g) [sources: Richards_2021; Warren_2005]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.55 {delta}[ppth] (-31.31--25.19 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Richards_2021; Warren_2005]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.64 mg (0.64-0.64 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
seed_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (2); ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.69 mg/mm3 (0.66-0.76 mg/mm3) [sources: Pfautsch_2016; Staples_2019]
stem_vessel_density (numerical): 9.65 {count}/mm2 (7.36-11.65 {count}/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 124.92 um (99.56-152.81 um) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]
stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.13 mm2/mm2 (0.1-0.15 mm2/mm2) [sources: Pfautsch_2016]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 35 m (35-35 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Warren_2005	17	255	C. R. Warren, M. Tausz, and M. A. Adams. “Does rainfall explain variation in leaf morphology and physiology among populations of red ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. tricarpa) grown in a common garden?”. Tree Physiology 25.11 (2005), pp. 1369-1378. doi: 10.1093/treephys/25.11.1369.
Staples_2019	4	80	T. Staples, J. M. Dwyer, J. R. England, and M. M. Mayfield. “Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28.10 (2019), pp. 1417-1429. doi: 10.1111/geb.12962.
Richards_2021	14	70	J. H. Richards, J. J. Henn, Q. M. Sorenson, M. A. Adams, D. D. Smith, K. A. McCulloh, and T. J. Givnish. “Mistletoes and their eucalypt hosts differ in the response of leaf functional traits to climatic moisture supply”. Oecologia 195 (2021), pp. 759-771. doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-04867-1.
White_2020	18	36	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_2023	18	33	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_2023	15	17	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023	11	16	N. 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_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.
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).
Vlasveld_2018	5	10	C. 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.
CPBR_2002	6	9	Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Williams_2011	9	9	R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
NSWFRD_2014	7	7	B. 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.
ABRS_2022	3	6	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
McGlone_2015	6	6	M. 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_2	4	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	N. 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_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.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Clarke_2015	1	1	P. 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_2015	1	1	R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Kew_2019_1	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.