Allocasuarina torulosa

Allocasuarina torulosa
Allocasuarina torulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Casuarinaceae
Genus: Allocasuarina
Species:
A. torulosa
Binomial name
Allocasuarina torulosa
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
  • Casuarina ericoides L.Gentil nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Casuarina lugubris K.D.Koenig & Sims nom. illeg.
  • Casuarina tenuissima Sieber ex Spreng.
  • Casuarina torulosa Aiton
  • Casuarina torulosa Aiton f. torulosa

Allocasuarina torulosa, commonly known as forest oak, rose sheoak, river oak or Baker's oak, is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a slender, usually dioecious tree that has drooping branchlets up to 140 mm (5.5 in) long, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of four or five, and the fruiting cones 15–33 mm (0.59–1.30 in) long containing winged seeds 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) long.

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