Allocasuarina corniculata

Allocasuarina corniculata, commonly known as Tamma or the Tamma sheoak,[1] is a shrub of the genus Allocasuarina native to the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[2]

Allocasuarina corniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Casuarinaceae
Genus: Allocasuarina
Species:
A. corniculata
Binomial name
Allocasuarina corniculata
Occurrence data from AVH

The dioecious shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft). It produces red flowers between September and January and is found in tall heath growing in sandy, gravelly or lateritic soils.

References

  1. "Allocasuarina corniculata (Tamma)". Nindethana Australian Seeds. 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. "Allocasuarina corniculata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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