Casuarina oligodon L.A.S.Johnson

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Casuarinaceae > Casuarina

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 30 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forms extensive pure stands along river beds and on ridge tops at elevations up to 2,500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. In Papua New Guinea it grows between 1,500-1,800 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses animal food charcoal coffee substitute environmental use erosion control food fuel invertebrate food material medicinal recultivation social use timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:899428-1
WFO ID wfo-0000590724
COL ID RQXC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Casuarina oligodon

Lower taxons

Casuarina oligodon subsp. oligodon Casuarina oligodon subsp. abbreviata