| Dicotyledon | Literature for Casuarina glauca
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Casuarinaceae -- The She-oak Family | Bibliography |
| Casuarina glauca | |
Common name(s): Australian pine, beefwood, she-oak, longleaf ironwood, saltmarsh ironwood |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to eastern and southern Australia.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Midway, Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Maui, Kaho`olawe, Hawai`i. | |
| Habit |
Trees usually 15-18 m tall; branches long, coarse, usually glaucous. |
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| Leaves |
Leaf sheaths with 9-18 teeth. Male spikes densely flowered, ca. 2.5 cm long, bracts pubescent, especially at base. |
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| Flowers |
Cones subglobose, flat-topped, ca. 0.7-1.3 cm in diameter, the valves prominent, protruding ca. 1-1.5 mm, pubescent, apex obtuse. |
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| Fruit |
Nuts ca. 4.7-5 mm long (incl. wing). |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 18 |
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