- Casuarina is a genus of
shrubs and trees in the Family Casuarinaceae, native to Australia and
islands of the Pacific. Once it was the sole genus in the family, but
has been split into three genera, a proposal that is not universally
accepted.
- The name ‘casuarina’ is
derived from the Malay word for cassowary, kasuari, which refers to the
similarity of the drooping foliage to the birds’ feathers.
- Species includes
Casuarina equisetifolia L, Casuarina oligodon L, Casuarina
cunninghamiana , Casuarina Glauca, Casuarina Rumph, Casuarina
Junghuniana, Casuarian littoralis.
- Casuarina is a genus of
about 60 Australian species, with related species in New Guinea,
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Pacific Islands. Commonly called she-oaks or
oaks, because of the similarity of their timber to European oaks,
casuarina species are a distinctive part of the Australian landscape.
This forest type also includes the genus Allocasuarina.
- Australian pine is
established in the Hawaiian islands, coastal Florida, Puerto Rico, the
Bahamas, and many Caribbean islands.
- Australian pine occurs
in open, coastal strand habitat, characterized by sand and shell
beaches, rocky coasts, sand dunes, and sand bars in subtropical
climates.
- The wood of some
casuarina species is used in flooring, cabinet-making and other
ornamental woodworking.The wood of most casuarinas is hard and provides
excellent fuel. Coast she-oak is used for timber, poles, pulpwood and
mulch. It is reputedly the best fuel wood in the world, because it is
relatively smokeless when it burns. It also produces high-quality
charcoal.
- Casuarinas are
important for biodiversity, and remnants of casuarina forests support a
wide range of vertebrate and invertebrate fauna. Casuarinas provide food
for native wildlife, such as the glossy black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus
lathami), which depends on the seeds of forest oak (Allocasuarina
torulosa) and black oak (A. littoralis) as its primary food
source.
- Casuarinas are often
used for reforesting, because of their value as windbreaks, and in soil
reclamation and erosion control. The hard wood of she-oak was often used
for making boomerangs, shields and clubs.
- The major function of
the She Oak remedy is related to the emotional factors inhibiting
fertility. This essence is made up using the female flower of the She
Oak.
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General Information
- Casuarina
Information
- The Casuarina
Tree
- Casuarina Forests and
Woodlands
- Swamp She-oak -
profile
- Reproduction and Early
Growth of Casuarina
Cultivation
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Propagation
of Casuarina equiset$bZia through axillaiy buds of immature feniale
inflorescences cultured in vitro
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In vitro
clonal propagation of Casuarina equisetifolia Forst. from mature
tree-derived explants
- Silvicultural
Characteristics
- Casuarina
equisetifolia: An Old-timer with a New Future
- Casuarina glauca - A
Hardy Tree with Many Attributes
Extraction and
Properties
-
Efficacy of
Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Some Medicinal Plants for Potential
Antibacterial Activity
-
Symbiotic and
Nonsymbiotic Hemoglobin Genes of Casuarina glauca
- Genetic analyses of
Casuarinas using ISSR and FISSR markers
- Isolation of High
Quality DNA for AFLP Amplification in Casuarina equisetifolia
- Purification of
Hemoglobin from the Actinorhizal Root Nodules of Myrica
gale
- Characterization of a
Casuarina glauca Nodule Specific Subtilisin-like Protease Gene, a
Homolog of Alnus glutinosa ag12
- She Oak
Properties
Species
Information
- Casuarina
equisetifolia
- Casuarina glauca
- Casuarina
cunninghamiana
- Casuarina Rumph
- Seed Leaflet- Casuarina
equisetifolia
- Casuarina
junghuhniana
- Casuarina
littoralis
Patent and
Technology
- Method of cultivating a
biomass using the plant genus casuarina
- Root stimulating
bacteria
- Process for inclusion
of mycorrhizae and actinorhizae in a matrix
- Hemoglobin genes and
their use
- Seed Technology for
Forestry in Hawaii
- Micro-propagation technique for casuarina
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Considerations of Casuarina
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Project and
Applications
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- Uses of Casuarina
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- Casuarina as
ornamental
Market and
Report
- Whether Seeds or Six-
packs, Its Time to Plant Vegetables
- Element Stewardship
Abstract for Casuarina equisetifolia
- Environmental
Management
- The New
Foresters
- Is Australian Pine,
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Mortality Task Force Report
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