Casuarina glauca Spreng.
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Casuarina glauca Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3, 803 (1826)
Casuarina glauca Spreng.
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Nomenclature
Spreng.
Spreng.
1826
803
ICN
Casuarina glauca Spreng.
species
Casuarina glauca
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Descriptions
Casuarina glauca Spreng.
Dioecious, small to large tree up to 15 m high, with branches ± erect. Young branchlets glabrous, relatively stout (1-1.5 mm diam.), rounded with as many flat ribs as lf-teeth. Lf-teeth of adult branchlets in whorls of (12)-14-16-(17), lanceolate, brown at base, 0.66-1 mm long; tip pale white or grey, usually withering. ♂ fls in terminal spikes (10)-15-30 mm long; whorls of bracts overlapping when fls mature. Cone ellipsoid or subglobose and flattened at apex, 10-15 mm long; margins of valves acute or with a short blunt point; seeds dull, light whitish brown, 4-6 mm long, with pale membranous wing.
Taxonomic concepts
Casuarina glauca Spreng.
Casuarina glauca Spreng.
Casuarina glauca Spreng.
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4b863130-86a6-4818-93c0-151e6e4cbc20
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1 January 2000
22 September 2011