Casuarina pauper

Casuarina pauper
In Kinchega National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Casuarinaceae
Genus: Casuarina
Species:
C. pauper
Binomial name
Casuarina pauper
Synonyms
  • Casuarina cristata subsp. pauper (Miq.) L.A.S.Johnson nom. inval.
  • Casuarina pauper Miq. nom. inval.
  • Casuarina cristata auct. non Miq.: Willis, J.H. (1973)
  • Casuarina lepidophloia auct. non F.Muell.: Black, J.M. (1924)
  • Casuarina obesa auct. non Miq.: Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005)

Casuarina pauper, commonly known as black oak, belah or kariku, is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to southern continental Australia. It is a dioecious tree with fissured or scaly bark, waxy branchlets, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of 9 to 13, the fruit 13–18 mm (0.51–0.71 in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) 5.5–7.0 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long.

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