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Eucalyptus umbra

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus umbra R.T.Baker

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eucalyptus umbra R.T.Baker subsp. umbra (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (23), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (1), Fonseca_2000 (5), Gallagher_2015 (1), Grootemaat_2015 (225), Hughes_1992 (3), Ilic_2000 (2), Kew_2019_1 (2), Kubiak_2009 (1), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (6), Mesaglio_2022 (2), Moles_2000 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (9), Nicolle_2006 (3), Niinemets_2009 (50), Ooi_2007 (75), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (15), Tsujii_2023 (8), Vlasveld_2018 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westman_1977 (100), Wright_2000 (10), Wright_2001 (2), Wright_2002 (76), Wright_2009 (26). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 154 traits from 695 records in 33 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 (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
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): 6.33 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 8 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 8 mm (7-9 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 3497.09 mm2 (1917-6070 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Leishman_1995; Moles_2000; Niinemets_2009; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 125.04 mm (60-200 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 40.55 mm (15-100 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 956.85 mg (589-1470 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.65 cm (1.3-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 258.08 g/m2 (113.84-344.83 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Grootemaat_2015; Leishman_1995; Moles_2000; Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.08 g/g (1.08-1.08 g/g) [sources: Grootemaat_2015]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2000]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (4); tree (9) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (1) [sources: Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnynnn (1); nnnnynnnnnnn (1); ynnnnnnyyyyy (1); yynnnnnyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; Stephens_2024]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Ooi_2007]
  • 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): 9.66 mg/g (7.2-12.5 mg/g) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023; Westman_1977; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.46 mg/g (0.28-0.8 mg/g) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Tsujii_2023; Westman_1977; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -30.63 {delta}[ppth] (-32.2--29.38 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Niinemets_2009; Wright_2002]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.71 mg (0.31-0.95 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Ooi_2007; Wright_2001]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.75 mm (1-2.5 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.82 mg/mm3 (0.77-0.87 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 17.83 m (4-25 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Grootemaat_201517225S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. Bodegom, J. H. C. Cornelissen, and W. K. Cornwell. “Burn or rot: leaf traits explain why flammability and decomposability are decoupled across species”. Functional Ecology 29.11 (2015), pp. 1486-1497. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12449.
Westman_197731100W. Westman and R. V. Roggers. “Nutrient stocks in a subtropical eucalypt forest, North Stradbroke Island”. Austral Ecology 2.4 (1977), pp. 447-460. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1977.tb01160.x.
Wright_20023476I. J. Wright and M. Westoby. “Leaves at low versus high rainfall: Coordination of structure, lifespan and physiology”. New Phytologist 155 (2002), pp. 403-416. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00479.x.
Ooi_2007275M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Niinemets_20092650Ü. Niinemets, I. J. Wright, and J. R. Evans. “Leaf mesophyll diffusion conductance in 35 Australian sclerophylls covering a broad range of foliage structural and physiological variation”. Journal of Experimental Botany 60 (2009), pp. 2433-2449. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erp045.
Wright_20091326I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Leaf pigment and reflectance data for sclerophylls, Macquarie University”. 2009.
ABRS_20231223Australian 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/.
Stephens_2024915R. 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).
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.
NSWFRD_201499B. 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.
CPBR_200258Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Tsujii_202388Y. Tsujii, B. J. Atwell, H. Lambers, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf phosphorus fractions vary with leaf economic traits among 35 Australian woody species”. New Phytologist 241.5 (2024), pp. 1985-1997. ISSN: 1469-8137. doi: 10.1111/nph.19513.
ABRS_202236Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Leishman_199566M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
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.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Moles_200033A. T. Moles and M. Westoby. “Do small leaves expand faster than large leaves, and do shorter expansion times reduce herbivore damage?”. OIKOS 90.3 (2000), pp. 517-524. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900310.x..
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.
Ilic_200012J. 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.
Kew_2019_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mesaglio_202212T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
Vlasveld_201822C. 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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wright_200122I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Seed mass reserve data for various species in NSW, Macquarie University”. 2001.
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.
Kubiak_200911P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.