Allocasuarina littoralis

Allocasuarina littoralis
Female cones
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Casuarinaceae
Genus: Allocasuarina
Species:
A. littoralis
Binomial name
Allocasuarina littoralis
(Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
List
    • Casuarina elegans L.Gentil nom. inval., pro syn.
    • Casuarina filiformis L.Gentil nom. inval., pro syn.
    • Casuarina leptoclada Miq.
    • Casuarina littoralis Salisb.
    • Casuarina moesta F.Muell. ex Miq.
    • Casuarina suberosa Otto & A.Dietr.
    • Casuarina suberosa Otto & A.Dietr. var. suberosa
    • Casuarina suberosa var. typica Domin nom. inval.

Allocasuarina littoralis, commonly known as black she-oak, is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is dioecious, or less commonly a monoecious tree or shrub, that has its leaves reduced to scales, usually in whorls of six to eight, the mature fruiting cones 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) 4.0–10 mm (0.16–0.39 in) long.

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