Species
Casuarina glauca
Etymology
Casuarina: Derived from the Malay word for the cassowary, kasuari, which alludes to the similarities between the bird's dropping feathers and the plant's foliage, though the tree is called rhu in current standard Malay.
glauca: Bloom has thin powder
Common Name(s)
swamp oak
Family
Casuarinaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Similar Taxa
Plants resemble pine - from a distance may be confused with young kahikatea. Has slender often weeping branches. New growth often orange/brown. Many small cone-like seed pods occur directly on branches (DoC 1998)
Flower Colours
Red / Pink
Year Naturalised
1946
Origin
Australia
This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010