Allocasuarina corniculata

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Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Casuarinaceae
Genus: Allocasuarina
Species: Allocasuarina corniculata
Name

Allocasuarina corniculata (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 6: 74 (1982).
Synonyms

Basionym
Casuarina corniculata F.Muell., Fragm. 10: 62 (1876).
Heterotypic
Casuarina horrida Herb., J. Proc. Roy. Soc. Western Australia 7: 87 (1921).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Allocasuarina corniculata

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Western Australia (Wubin SE to Norseman)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Johnson, L.A.S. 1982. Notes on Casuarinaceae II. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 6(1): 73–88. JSTOR PDF Reference page. : 6: 74.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Allocasuarina corniculata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Sep 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Allocasuarina corniculata. Published online. Accessed: Sep 28 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Allocasuarina corniculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Sep 28.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Allocasuarina corniculata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Allocasuarina corniculata, commonly known as Tamma or the Tamma sheoak,[1] is a shrub of the genus Allocasuarina native to the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[2]

The dioecious shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft). It produces red flowers between September and January and is found in tall heath growing in sandy, gravelly or lateritic soils.
References

"Allocasuarina corniculata (Tamma)". Nindethana Australian Seeds. 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
"Allocasuarina corniculata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.