Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CASUARINA Linnaeus, Amoen. Acad. 4: 143. 1759.
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TYPE: Casuarina equisetifolia Linnaeus
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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| Casuarina cunninghamiana | RIVER SHEOAK | Not Native FAC (NWPL) Y FAC (DEP) | ||
| Casuarina equisetifolia | AUSTRALIAN-PINE; HORSETAIL CASUARINA | Not Native FACU (NWPL) Y FAC (DEP) | ||
| Casuarina glauca | GRAY SHEOAK; SUCKERING AUSTRALIAN-PINE | Not Native FAC (NWPL) Y FAC (DEP) |
Identification Key
1. Plant with both female and male inflorescences; scale-like leaves 6-8 per node, without a brown transverse band
1. Plant dioecious; scale-like leaves 7-14(-17) per node, with a brown transverse band
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2. Green leafy branchlets 0.4-0.7 mm wide; scale-like leaves (7-)8-10 per node, the brown transverse band above the leaf base; lateral staminate bracteoles subequal to the dehiscent inner ones, visible at anthesis
2. Green leafy branchlets 0.8-1 mm wide; scale-like leaves 10-17 per node, the brown transverse band at the leaf base; lateral staminate bracteoles shorter than the dehiscent ones, not apparent at anthesis
Genus Synonyms
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