Allocasuarina thuyoides
Allocasuarina thuyoides, commonly known as the horned sheoak, is a shrub of the genus Allocasuarina native to a large area in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Casuarinaceae |
| Genus: | Allocasuarina |
| Species: | A. thuyoides |
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The monoecious or dioecious shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 2 metres (1.0 to 6.6 ft). It flowers from January to December and produces cones with long spines. A. thuyoides is found heathland, sandplains and foothills and grows in clay or sandy lateritic soils.
Taxonomy
First described as Casuarina thuyoides in 1845 by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel,[4][5] it was assigned to the new genus, Allocasuarina, by L.A.S.Johnson, in 1982.[1][2]
References
- Johnson, L.A.S. (1982) Notes on Casuarinaceae II. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 6(1): 78.
- "Allocasuarina thuyoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Allocasuarina thuyoides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Casuarina thuyoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- Miquel, F.A.W. (1845) in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.), Casuarinaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(4): 641.
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