Casuarina cunninghamiana 040208-4378
Description:
Colo River, New South Wales. Abundant trees in sandy riparian zone of the river, growing up to 25 m tall and 0.7 m trunk diameter. Dioecious, this is the female tree. The "cones" are in fact fruiting spikes, with small samaras released from between woody bracts and bracteoles. It is a true Casuarina, not Allocasuarina.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superrosids
- Rosids
- Fagales
- Casuarinaceae (beefwood family)
- Casuarina (sheoak)
- Casuarina equisetifolia (beach sheoak)
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