Casuarina equisetifolia

Casuarina equisetifolia
Subspecies equisetifolia near Darwin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Casuarinaceae
Genus: Casuarina
Species:
C. equisetifolia
Binomial name
Casuarina equisetifolia
Subspecies
  • C. e. subsp. equisetifolia
  • C. e. subsp. incana
Synonyms[2]

Casuarina equisetifolia var. typica Domin

Subspecies incana near Rockhampton

Casuarina equisetifolia, commonly known as coastal she-oak, horsetail she-oak,[3] ironwood,[4] beach sheoak, beach casuarina, whistling tree[5] or Australian pine[6] is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is native to Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia and India. It is a small to medium-sized, monoecious tree with scaly or furrowed bark on older specimens, drooping branchlets, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of 7 or 8, the fruit 10–24 mm (0.4–0.9 in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) 6–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long.

  1. ^ Barstow, M. (2019). "Casuarina equisetifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T16728404A16728408. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Casuarina equisetifolia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ Wilson, Karen L.; Johnson, Lawrence A.S. "Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Casuarina equisetifolia - Common Ironwood, Beach Sheoak, Horsetail Casuarina, Australian Pine, Australian Beefwood - Hawaiian Plants and Tropical Flowers". 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ^ Boland, Douglas J.; Brooker, M. I. H.; Chippendale, G. M.; McDonald, Maurice William (2006). Forest trees of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 0-643-06969-0.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference LP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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