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Casuarina cristata ssp. pauper

Authority Miq. Family Magnoliopsida:Hamamelidae:Casuarinales:Casuarinaceae Synonyms Common names black oak Editor Ecocrop code 17652

Notes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION A small tree reaching up to 5-15 m. The bole is short and stout, 50-100 cm in diameter. The foliage is somewhat stiff. Sapwood is wide and creamy coloured, heartwood is reddish-brown, fissile and very dense. USES The wood is used for turnery, fencing, poles and it makes a good fuel. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Black oak. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: C.lepidophloia. This black oak is native to a wide belt from western New South Wales across the central latitudes of South Australia to Western Australia. The latitudinal range 27-36°S and the tree is manily found at elevations below 350 m.
Sources
SOURCES (C. cristata Miq. ssp. pauper) National RC 1980 pp 41 [RAIN, TEXT, PH, USE] Boland D 1984 pp 93-95 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, SAL, USE] National RC 1984 pp 70-71 [RAIN, SAL, TEMP, KTMP, PH, USE]