Casuarina equisetifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Casuarinaceae
    Casuarina equisetifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Sanney 26 with Salik Wakuk, 25 May 2007

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Kosrae. Lelu (Mun.). tenwawk.

  • Habitat

    common in coastal and low land areas. often found growing with other trees.

  • Description

    often grows to 20-30m (60-100 ft.); leaves are reduced to lanceolate scales 0.5-1mm (1/50 to 1/25 of an inch) long, united at the base into sheath-like whorls of about seven around the nodes; fruits are woody, ovoid to subglobose, with a cone-like head 1. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05014158

    Occurrence ID: 5546c9bd-32a1-4fea-b56e-5a52c59a5fd8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fagales

  • Family

    Casuarinaceae

  • All Determinations

    Casuarina equisetifolia L. det J. A. Sanney

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Kosrae

  • County/Municipio

    Lelu (Mun.)

  • Locality

    tenwawk

  • Elevation

    Alt. 14 m. (46 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.3125, 163.034

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Casuarinaceae
Casuarina equisetifolia L.
det. J. A. Sanney, 2010
Federated States of Micronesia. Kosrae State. Lelu
Municipality, tenwawk.
5°18'45"N, 163°2'3"E
14.39 m.
common in coastal and low land areas, often found
growing with other trees.
often grows to 20-30m (60-100 ft.); leaves are reduced
to lanceolate scales 0.5-1mm (1/50 to 1/25 of an inch)
long, united at the base into sheath-like whorls of about
seven around the nodes; fruits are woody, ovoid to
subglobose, with a cone-like head 1.
N.V. sahk-palang [Kosraean]
25/05/2007
BOTANICAL garden
05014158.......
J. A. Sanney, Salik Wakuk 26
Marisla Foundation and V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
05014158