Allocasuarina trichodon

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Allocasuarina trichodon
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Casuarinaceae
Genus: Allocasuarina
Species:
A. trichodon
Binomial name
Allocasuarina trichodon
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Casuarina bicuspidata Benth.
Casuarina trichodon Miq.

Allocasuarina trichodon is a shrub of the genus Allocasuarina native to an area along the south coast in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[4]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 3 metres (1.6 to 9.8 ft). It is found in rocky skeletal soils and granitic hillsides.

Taxonomy[]

This plant was first described by Miquel in 1845 as Casuarina trichodon,[5][6] and this was revised to Allocasuarina trichodon by L.A.S.Johnson in 1982.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c APNI: Allocasuarina trichodon. Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, L.A.S. (1982), Notes on Casuarinaceae II. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 6(1): 79.
  3. ^ Govaerts, R.; et al. "Plants of the world online: Allocasuarina trichodon". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Allocasuarina trichodon". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ^ a b APNI: Casuarina trichodon. Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b Miquel, F.A.W. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Casuarinaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(4): 641.

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