Allocasuarina
E1015264
Allocasuarina is a genus of Australian trees and shrubs known for their slender, jointed branchlets and cone-like fruiting structures, commonly called she-oaks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allocasuarina canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
tolerant of coastal exposure
ⓘ
tolerant of poor soils ⓘ |
| barkDescription | often furrowed or fissured bark ⓘ |
| branchletDescription | green photosynthetic branchlets ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | she-oaks ⓘ |
| coneSex | female cones on separate plants in many species ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of Australian trees and shrubs ⓘ |
| distribution | primarily southern and eastern Australia ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
provides habitat and food for native fauna
ⓘ
soil stabilization in sandy areas ⓘ |
| endemicStatus | largely endemic to Australia ⓘ |
| family | Casuarinaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerSex | male flowers in catkin-like spikes ⓘ |
| fruitType | woody cone ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal heathlands
ⓘ
open forests ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cone-like fruiting structures
ⓘ
slender jointed branchlets ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm |
shrub
ⓘ
tree ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesCountApprox | about 60 species ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | reduced scale-like leaves ⓘ |
| namedBy | Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| nitrogenFixation | improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation ⓘ |
| order | Fagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproductiveType | mostly dioecious ⓘ |
| rootAssociation | forms symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing actinorhizal bacteria ⓘ |
| seedType | winged seeds ⓘ |
| similarTo | Casuarina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicHistory | segregated from genus Casuarina ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Allocasuarina verticillata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | ornamental planting in Australian landscapes ⓘ |
| woodProperty | hard dense wood ⓘ |
| woodUse |
fencing and posts
ⓘ
firewood ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1982 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.