Allocasuarina filidens
Allocasuarina filidens, commonly known as the Mount Beerwah sheoak, is a shrub of the genus Allocasuarina native to Queensland.[1]
| Allocasuarina filidens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Casuarinaceae |
| Genus: | Allocasuarina |
| Species: | A. filidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Allocasuarina filidens | |
The dioecious shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 3 metres (5 to 10 ft) with bark that becomes rough over time. The branchlets are ascending, reaching up to 20 centimetres (8 in) in length.[2]
Often found growing amongst other shrubs in the crevices of trachyte rocks, it has a limited range that is restricted to the Glass House Mountains in eastern Queensland on the summits and exposed upper slopes.[2]
The species was first described in 1989 by the botanist Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson as part of the work Casuarinaceae. Flora of Australia .[3]
References
- "Mt. Beerwah she-oak – Allocasuarina filidens". WetlandInfo. Government of Queensland. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- "Allocasuarina filidens L.A.S.Johnson Fl. Australia 3: 195 (1989)". Flora of Australia Online. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- "Allocasuarina filidens L.A.S.Johnson". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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