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, Maldives, Marquesas, Mauritius, 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

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?
34551.000 No
Johns, R.J. [9058], Indonesia 72637.000 No

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • 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

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0