Allocasuarina littoralis
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| Allocasuarina littoralis. By Edward Minchen. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Casuarinaceae |
| Genus: | Allocasuarina |
| Species: | A. littoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Allocasuarina littoralis (Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson | |
Allocasuarina littoralis, commonly known as black sheoak, black she-oak, or river black-oak, is an endemic medium-sized Australian tree (usually up to 8 metres, but sometimes to 15 metres - coarse shrub in exposed maritime areas).[1][2] A. littoralis is named for its growth near the coast; this is somewhat misleading, as it will grow well both inland and in coastal zones.[3][4]
Description
This evergreen Casaurina tree is noted for its modified branchlets appearing to be leaves (5–8 cm long) and narrow width (no more than 4 mm) and the true leaves are, in fact minute (rarely larger than 1mm) and occur on the tips of the modified branchlets.[5] It is a relatively fast growing tree (up to 800mm. a year) making it very suitable for planting along roadsides. The showy red flowers appear in spring.[3]
Range
The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and Tasmania.[1] It grows in woodland and sometimes in tall heath, and it grows in sandy and other poor soils.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Allocasuarina littoralis (Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson". Australian Plant Name Index. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ↑ "Common names for black she-oak (Allocasuarina littoralis)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- 1 2 "Allocasuarina littoralis". Metrotrees.com. Metropolitan Tree Growers Pty. Ltd.
- 1 2 "ABRS Flora of Australia Online Search Results: Allocasuarina littoralis (Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson". Flora of Australia Online. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ↑ Flora of Victoria (1999)
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