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Casuarina pauper (Casuarina pauper)

Description

Casuarina pauper is a tree from the Casuarinaceae family, native to a band across the drier, inland areas of southern Australia (Wilson & Johnson 1989). C. pauper is known as a poorer, stunted form of the closely related Casuarina cristata (Wilson & Johnson 1989). Common names include black oak and belah (Boland, Brooker & McDonald 2006).

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Fagales

            • Family: Casuarinaceae

              • Genus: Casuarina