Allocasuarina thalassoscopica L.A.S.Johnson

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Casuarinaceae > Allocasuarina

Characteristics

Dioecious spreading shrub 0.5-1.5 m high. Bark smooth. Branchlets ascending, to 12 cm long; articles 4-8 mm long, 0.5-0.9 mm diam., smooth, pubescent in furrows; phyllichnia angular to rounded; teeth 6 or 7, erect to slightly spreading, not overlapping, 0.3-0.7 mm long, not marcescent. Male spikes 1-3 cm long, 8.5-9.5 whorls per cm; bracteoles persistent; anther 0.8-0.9 mm long. Cones cylindrical, occasionally irregular and with a sterile apex to c. 5 mm long; peduncle 3-13 mm long, slender; cone body 12-28 mm long, 6-15 mm diam.; bracteoles broadly acute to obtuse, pyramidal protuberance shorter than bracteole body and diverging from it low down. Samara 4.5-7.5 mm long, dark brown to black.
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Similar to A. emuina . Shrub c. 1 m high, rarely to 2.5 m. Branchlet articles 7-12 mm long, 0.7-0.8 mm diam.; phyllichnia angular; teeth erect, 0.3-0.6 mm long, occasionally marcescent. Male spikes 0.5-4.5 cm long; anther 0.6-0.8 mm long. Cones on peduncle 8-14 mm long; cone body 10-26 mm long, 9-15 mm diam.; bracteoles obtuse. Samara dark brown.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.25
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Nitrogen fixer frankia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Grows in low heath in acid volcanic soil and in nearby wallum areas.
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Forms a dense low closed heath.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Allocasuarina thalassoscopica unspecified picture

Distribution

Allocasuarina thalassoscopica world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:937344-1
WFO ID wfo-0000526487
COL ID BVCZ
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Synonyms

Allocasuarina emuina Allocasuarina thalassoscopica