Casuarinaceae

Casuarina L.

First published in Amoen. Acad. 4: 143 (1759)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Asia to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Fiji, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., South Australia, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Aldabra, Algeria, Ascension, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Gambia, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Maldives, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Zealand North, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Society Is., Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 481, 543 (1763).
  • Amoen. Acad. 4: 143 (1759).
  • Forst., Char. Gen.: 103, t. 52 (1776).
  • Friis in Taxon 29: 500 (1980).
  • L.A.S. Johnson in Fl. Australia 3: 100–110 (1989).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Friis in Taxon 29: 499–500 (1980)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 481, 534 (1763)
  • Amoen. Acad. 4: 143 (1759)
  • Forst., Char. Gen.: 103, t. 52 (1776)
  • Friis in Taxon 29: 500 (1980)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 23, 2005 Gaerlan et al. [19174] Philippines K000351324 Yes
Sep 23, 2005 Gaerlan, F.M., et al. [2926] Philippines K000351323 Yes
K:SPC-34551.000 No
Johns, R.J. [9058] Indonesia K:SPC-72637.000 No
Garside, S. [4140] K:SPC-26304.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6815] K001124874 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [6815] K000872477 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6815] K001124878 Unknown Type Material Yes
Garside, S. [4505] K:SPC-26281.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6815] K001124873 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-25182.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6815] K001124877 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6815] K001124876 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6815] K001124875 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-25181.000 No
K:SPC-26688.000 No
s.coll. [6815] K000872476 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [6815] K000872475 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0