Casuarina equisetifolia L.

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SAIPAN
Casuarina equisetifolia U r
Det. |F. £, Fosberg
locality just north of Agingan Point, southwest corner of island
Habitat beach with dunes of coral sand at one end and low undercut shelf
of coral limestone about 3 m. high at other, with weedy flats of
compact soil behind this.
Common along upper edge of 'beach.
June 28, 1946 Altitude 1-3 m.7 (estimated)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 25257
Remarks Tree 10 m. tall, 25 cm. thick (these trees look .
quite healthy, as do most that are down along
coast, as contrasted with those up in mountains)«
U.S.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
04380476