Allocasuarina zephyrea L.A.S.Johnson

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Casuarinaceae > Allocasuarina

Characteristics

Similar to A. grampiana . Shrub 0.5-2 m high. Branchlets to 19 cm long; articles 4-15 mm long, 0.6-1.3 mm diam., occasionally slightly waxy; phyllichnia angular or rounded; teeth 7-9, rarely 10, spreading to erect, often slightly overlapping, 0.4-1.2 mm long, the apex eventually marcescent. Male spikes often moniliform, 1-3.5 cm long, 5-7 whorls per cm; anther 0.7-0.9 mm long. Cones on peduncle 2-15 mm long; cone body 10-25 mm long, 6-11 mm diam. Samara 4.0-5.5 mm long, black.
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Growth form shrub
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Grows in heath and on rocky outcrops.
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Distribution

Allocasuarina zephyrea world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:937345-1
WFO ID wfo-0000526495
COL ID BVD7
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Synonyms

Allocasuarina zephyrea