Allocasuarina acutivalvis
Allocasuarina acutivalvis | |
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Branchlets and scale-like leaves | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Casuarinaceae |
Genus: | Allocasuarina |
Species: | A. acutivalvis
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Binomial name | |
Allocasuarina acutivalvis (
F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson[1] | |
Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Casuarina acutivalvis F.Muell. |
Allocasuarina acutivalvis is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a dioecious shrub to small tree that has erect branchlets, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of 10 to 14, the fruiting cones 15–35 mm (0.59–1.38 in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) 6–12 mm (0.24–0.47 in) long.
Description
Allocasuarina acutivalvis is a dioecious shrub to small tree that typically grows to a height of 3–8 m (9.8–26.2 ft). The branchlets are erect, up to 200 mm (7.9 in) long, the leaves reduced to erect, scale-like teeth 0.3–1.3 mm (0.012–0.051 in) long, arranged in whorls of 10 to 14 around the branchlets. The sections of branchlet between the leaf whorls (the "articles") are 10–25 mm (0.39–0.98 in) long and 0.7–1.2 mm (0.028–0.047 in) wide. The flowers on male trees are arranged in spikes resembling a string of beads 10–80 mm (0.39–3.15 in) long, the anthers 1.2–2.1 mm (0.047–0.083 in) long. The female cones are covered with fine, white hairs when young, and are sessile or on a peduncle up to 10 mm (0.39 in) long. Mature cones are 15–35 mm (0.59–1.38 in) long and 15–28 mm (0.59–1.10 in) in diameter, the samaras black or dark brown and 6–12 mm (0.24–0.47 in) long.[2][3]
Taxonomy
This species was first formally described in 1876 by the
In the same journal, Johnson described two subspecies of A. acutivalvis, and the names are accepted by the Australian Plant Census:
- Allocasuarina acutivalvis (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson subsp. acutivalvis[9] has articles 10–25 mm (0.39–0.98 in) long with 10 to 14 teeth 0.3–1.3 mm (0.012–0.051 in) long, the cone body 15–35 mm (0.59–1.38 in) long and 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) wide.[10][11]
- Allocasuarina acutivalvis subsp. prinsepiana (
Distribution and habitat
Allocasuarina acutivalvis grows in tall heath and open woodland, sometimes on rocky hillsides, and is widespread in the south-west of Western Australia from north of the
Conservation status
Both subspecies of A. acutivalvis are listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[11][14]
References
- ^ a b "Allocasuarina acutivalvis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Allocasuarina acutivalvis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Casuarina acutivalvis". APNI. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1876). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 10. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 61–62. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Allocasuarina acutivalvis". APNI. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Lawrence A.S. (1982). "Notes on Casuarinaceae II". Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 6 (1): 74. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Allocasuarina acutivalvis subsp. acutivalvis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Allocasuarina acutivalvis subsp. acutivalvis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Allocasuarina acutivalvis subsp. prinsepiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Allocasuarina acutivalvis subsp. prinsepiana". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.