Description: Common name: Australian Pine, Horsetail, Horsetail Casuarina, Ironwood, Suru सुरू (Marathi) Botanical name:
Casuarina equisetifolia - [ (kazh-yoo-ar-EYE-nuh) or (kazh-yoo-ar-EE-nuh) from Malay kesuari, from the resemblance of its twigs to the drooping feathers of the cassowary; (ek-wih-set-ih-FOL-ee-uh) foliage like a horse tail, Equisetum ] Family:
Casuarinaceae (casuarina family) - [ (kazh-yoo-ar-EYE-nuh-see-ay) the Casuarina family ] Origin: Malaysia, Southern Asia, Oceania and Australia.. a common tropical seashore tree known as Common Ironwood, Beefwood, Bull-oak, or Whistling-pine and is often planted as a windbreak. The wood of this tree is used for shingles, fencing, and is said to make excellent, hot burning, firewood. Blogged at:
Slice of the Day by Vasant M. Salian. Date: 24 March 2007, 15:43. Source:
Casuarina equisetifolia. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 42′ 29.5″ N, 72° 55′ 58.64″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.708195; 72.932955.