Beefwood

Beefwood is the name given to a number of Australian trees which have timber with a red colouration resembling raw beef as follows:

Some Casuarinaceae species are also referred to as Beefwoods, Casuarina equisetifolia, Casuarina cunninghamiana, Allocasuarina verticillata, Allocasuarina distyla (Syn.: Casuarina stricta) etc.

Furthers:

In German also the term „Pferdefleischholz“; Horseflesh wood or „Bulletrie-, Bolletrieholz“ is given to these woods

Others are:

  • Ardisia escallonioides
  • Guapira fragrans, Guapira obtusata, Guapira discolor
  • Myrsine coriacea (Syn.: Ardisia coriacea)
  • Roupala montana, from Middle America to North South America
  • Schoepfia spp, Schoepfia obovata White Beefwood, Schoepfia schreberi Island Beefwood
  • Zygia latifolia, Clausena anisata, as Horsewood

See also

References

  1. "Australian plant common name database". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
  2. Philip A. Clarke (2012). Australian plants as Aboriginal Tools. Rosenberg Publishing. ISBN 9781922013576.
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