Trigona carbonaria Introduction Adaptations for seed dispersal by animals are exhibited by many higher plants. Fruits of E. torelliana produce resin which is collected by workers of the stingless bee Trigona carbonaria. Mature plants can resprout from lignotuber and possibly epicormic buds. Check to see that seed is ripe by cutting the capsule carefully with a pair of secateurs. Seed. The birds disperse the seed while its passage through the bird's gut may assist in germination. Wind, water. Seeds adhere to resin in the workers' corbiculate and are transported to the nest. Seedbank persistence. 6 months to 10 years. Additional information. Resprouts from lignotuber and epicormic buds. Dispersal. Woody structure. Native forests had lower invasibility than shrublands and pine plantations. Fruit greatly varies in size and shape, making it useful in the identification of different species. Seed is dispersed by gravity and by wind. History of use/introduction. Ants are the only group of invertebrates currently identified as significant dispersers of seeds, but we report here the dispersal of Eucalyptus torelliana seeds by bees. Seed. Dispersal. Lacks a lignotuber. Short, days-1 year. Eucalyptus globulus spread from plantations into surrounding habitats was studied.. Tree Page 4 E - Euca. Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum. Many Eucalyptus species have relative small distribution ranges. Short, days-1 year. Diffuse porous. Fire response. Prolific germination of seed follows fire. The fruit of most Eucalyptus species becomes hard or woody when mature and seeds are dispersed by opening valves. Origin. Eucalyptus torelliana ? Diffuse porous. Time to first flowering. Time to first flowering. Acacia seeds are dispersed mostly by being ejected from the legume when it opens, usually under the influence of the hot sun. Species Description. Often more than 75% of tropical tree species display adaptations for biotic seed dispersal (Howe and Smallwood 1982). This link will give you an image of the species as a mature plant, as well as flower, fruit and seed description. South eastern Australia. Fire response. Seed dispersal, herbivory and recruitment failure of Persoonia elliptica (Proteaceae) in Western Australian Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest Sophie Monaco Bachelor of Science (Conservation and Wildlife Biology) School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University 2012 . Vegetative regeneration strategy. The capsules are mainly woody, hard and may be brown when mature, and located on older wood. Species description. Hot fire will kill adult plants. Vegetative regeneration strategy. 5 + years. • Strongly leptokurtic seed dispersal curve: 98.6% of seeds recorded within 15 m. 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