Family:
Casuarinaceae R.Br.
Genus:
Casuarina L.

Casuarina glauca Sieber ex Spreng.

This species is accepted, and its native range is E. Australia.

[FZ]

Casuarinaceae, C. M. Wilmot-Dear. Flora Zambesiaca 9:6. 1991

Morphology General Habit
Tree.
Morphology Branches
Persistent branches with c. 13 ribs; free parts of scale leaves c. 2.5 mm. long, reflexed. Deciduous branchlets 0.7–0.9 mm. in diam. with 14–15 inconspicuous ribs; scale leaves appressed, banded as in C. cunninghamiana, free pan 0.5–0.7 x 0.15 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Male inflorescence c. 2 mm. in diam., whorls of bracts 10-many, flowers c. 14 per whorl; bracts ± reflexed, free for 1.6–2 mm., banded as in leaves.
sex Male
Male inflorescence c. 2 mm. in diam., whorls of bracts 10-many, flowers c. 14 per whorl; bracts ± reflexed, free for 1.6–2 mm., banded as in leaves.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits Infructescences
Infructescence 10–15 x 10–15 mm., cylindrical or depressed-ovoid; valve backs, where visible, with several fine longitudinal ridges.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Samaras pale brownish, not shiny.

[FTEA]

Casuarinaceae, C.M. Wilmot-Dear. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1985

Note
(not T.T.C.L.:122 (1949) where specimen cited is C. obesa). Has been cultivated in K4, Nairobi, F.D. 16032!, and T3, Amani, Herb. Amani 7170!
Morphology Stem
Persistent stems with ± 13 ribs, scale-leaves with free part ± 2.5 mm. long, 0.5 mm. wide, reflexed but ± adpressed when young
Morphology Branches
Deciduous branchlets 0.7–0.9 mm. diameter, with 14–15 inconspicuous ribs; free part of scale-leaves 0.5–0.7 mm. long, ± 0.15 mm. wide, banded as in C. cunninghamiana.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
♂ inflorescence ± 2 mm. in diameter, whorls (10–)many, flowers ± 14 per whorl, bracts coloured as leaves, free part very long, 1.6–2 mm..
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits Infructescences
Infructescence 10–15 mm. long and wide, cylindrical or depressed-ovoid; cells ± 14 per whorl separated by small gap of 0.5–0.7 mm.; valves with apical 1 mm. free, backs with several thin longitudinal ridges; samaras pale.

Native to:

New South Wales, Queensland

Introduced into:

Bahamas, Canary Is., Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Pakistan, Réunion, Venezuela

Casuarina glauca Sieber ex Spreng. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 21, 1962 Sieber, F.W. [325], Australia K000872424 Unknown type material Yes
Nov 21, 1962 Sieber, F.W. [325], New South Wales K000872425 Unknown type material Yes

First published in Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 3: 803 (1826)

Accepted by

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Oppenheimer, H. (2011). New Hawaiian plant records for 2009 Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 220: 5-10.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1 Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Verloove, F. (2017). New xenophytes from the Canary islands (Gran Canaria and Tenerife; Spain) Acta Botanica Croatica 76: 120-131.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Oppenheimer, H. (2011). New Hawaiian plant records for 2009 Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 220: 5-10.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1 Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Verloove, F. (2017). New xenophytes from the Canary islands (Gran Canaria and Tenerife; Spain) Acta Botanica Croatica 76: 120-131.

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