Allocasuarina littoralis (Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson

Usually dioecious tree 5-15 m high or rarely shrub. Bark fissured. Branchlets ascending or drooping, to 20 (rarely to 35) cm long; articles 4-10 mm long, 0.4-1 mm diam., smooth, pubescent in furrows; phyllichnia angular or rounded with median ridge; teeth 6-8, rarely 5 or 9, erect or rarely spreading, not overlapping, 0.3-0.9 mm long, usually not marcescent. Male spikes 0.5-5 cm long, 6-12.5 whorls per cm; bracteoles persistent; anther 0.4-0.8 mm long. Cones cylindrical, rarely broader than long, pubescent at least when young; peduncle 4-23 mm long; cone body 10-30 (rarely to 45) mm long, 8-21 mm diam.; bracteoles thin, broadly acute to obtuse, thick pyramidal protuberance shorter than bracteole body, occasionally with 2 lateral bodies. Samara 4-10 mm long, dark brown to black.

Sandy coastal heaths, especially on poor sandstone soils. Widespread on heath and in open forests. Found at elevations from sea level to 1,200 metres.

The gum exudate is chewed and also the jelly made by melting the gum in hot water. The cones are boiled to removed tannins and then eaten.

It can be grown from seeds.