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Allocasuarina monilifera (L.A.S.Johnson) L.A.S.Johnson

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Casuarinaceae > Allocasuarina

Characteristics

Similar to A. grampiana . Usually monoecious shrub 1.5-4 m high. Branchlet articles 6-11 mm long, 0.6-1.2 mm diam., at least slightly waxy; phyllichnia strongly to slightly rounded; teeth 6-9, erect and appressed to slightly spreading, often overlapping, eventually the apex marcescent, 0.5-1 mm long. Male spikes 1-3.5 cm long, with 3.5-7 whorls per cm; anther 0.7-1.2 mm long. Cones on peduncle 2-10 mm long; cone body 15-30 mm long, 8-14 mm diam.; bracteoles truncate to broadly acute; bracteole protuberance shorter than or occasionally equalling body. Samara 5-6 mm long, very dark brown to black.
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An erect shrub. It has slender stems. They have ridges. It grows 0.5-4 m high. It spreads 1-4 m wide. The leaves are very small and triangular. There are 6-9 leaf-teeth. The flowers are separately male and female. The male flowers are yellow and in spikes at the ends of branches. The female flowers are in red cones. They have short stalks. The mature cones are woody.
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 4.0
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Nitrogen fixer frankia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a temperate plant. It grows in dry forests. It can tolerate very dry conditions. It can tolerate frost. Arboretum Tasmania.
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Grows in lowland heath and open woodland in sandy soil.
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The cones can be chewed to stop thirst.
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
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Images

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Distribution

Allocasuarina monilifera world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:909954-1
WFO ID wfo-0000526467
COL ID BVCF
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Synonyms

Allocasuarina monilifera Casuarina monilifera
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