Casuarinaceae FAMILY

Allocasuarina torulosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Allocasuarina torulosa is a slender, evergreen tree with a fairly open, narrow crown; usually growing up to 15 - 20 metres tall, but can be up to 30 metres tall in favourable sites[ 707 Title Florabank Fact Sheets Publication Author Website http://www.florabank.org.au/lucid/key/Species%20Navigator/Media/Html/index.htm#D Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line publication. At present their are 132 species in the list, giving lots of information on growing and using the plants, plus information on their climatic tolerances, distribution maps and photographs. ]. The plant is utilized from the wild for its timber. It is also grown to provide shelter and as an ornamental[ 707 Title Florabank Fact Sheets Publication Author Website http://www.florabank.org.au/lucid/key/Species%20Navigator/Media/Html/index.htm#D Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line publication. At present their are 132 species in the list, giving lots of information on growing and using the plants, plus information on their climatic tolerances, distribution maps and photographs. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland.

HabitatCoastal eucalyptus forests and on moist fertile soils in hilly eucalyptus forests[ 167 Title A Field Guide to Australian Trees. Publication Author Holliday. I. and Hill. R. Publisher Frederick Muller Ltd. Year 1974 ISBN 0-85179-627-3 Description A well illustrated and very readable book, but it does not contain much information for the plant project. ]. Coastal hills and ranges as understorey in open forest to tall open-forest, in a wide range of soils[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. Found at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres[ 707 Title Florabank Fact Sheets Publication Author Website http://www.florabank.org.au/lucid/key/Species%20Navigator/Media/Html/index.htm#D Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line publication. At present their are 132 species in the list, giving lots of information on growing and using the plants, plus information on their climatic tolerances, distribution maps and photographs. ].