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Desert oak

Allocasuarina decaisneana

Desert oak

About

Allocasuarina decaisneana, commonly known as desert oak, desert sheoak, or kurkara by the Anangu peoples, is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to Central Australia. It is a dioecious tree that typically grows to a height of 10–16 m (33–52 ft) and has long, drooping branchlets, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of four, the mature fruiting cones 28–95 mm (1.1–3.7 in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) 8.5–17 mm (0.3–0.7 in) long.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Allocasuarina decaisneana
Slug
allocasuarina-decaisneana
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Casuarinaceae
Genus
Allocasuarina
Species
decaisneana
Wikidata QID
Q145123
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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