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Casuarina cristata (belah)

Synonyms: Casuarina cambagei; Casuarina lepidophloia; Casuarina quadrivalvis var. cristata (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Casuarina cristata is an Australian tree of the sheoak family Casuarinaceae known as belah. It is native to a band across inland eastern Australia.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Flower Type [2]  Monoecious
Janka Hardness [3]  4500 lbf (2041 kgf) Very Hard
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Specific Gravity [3]  1.15
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  The bark is rich in tannin; Wood - very hard, not durable, takes a good polish. Mainly used for furniture and fencing, it is also a good fuel;
Height [2]  39 feet (12 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Wyperfeld National Park II 890865 Victoria, Australia

Predators

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 5DIETS AND FORAGING BEHAVIOUR OF RED AND EASTERN GREY KANGAROOS IN ARID SHRUB LAND: IS FEEDING BEHAVIOUR INVOLVED IN THE RANGE EXPANSION OF THE EASTERN GREY KANGAROO INTO THE ARID ZONE?, TERENCE J. DAWSON, KIRSTEN J. MCTAVISH AND BEVERLEY A. ELLIS, Australian Mammalogy 26: 169-178 (2004)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0