Record Number
5076
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Casuarina equisetifolia L.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Casuarina in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Casuarina in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Casuarina litorea L., Casuarina muricata Roxb.
Vernacular Names
Coast she-oak, common ru, whistling pine (En). Filao (Fr). Indonesia: cemara laut (general), ai samara (Ambon), aru (Batak, Sumatra). Malaysia: aru, ru (Peninsular), ru laut (Sarawak). Philippines: agoho (Filipino), agoso (general), aro (Iloko). Burma (Myanmar): pink-tin-yu. Laos: pêk nam2, 'sôn tha lé. Thailand: son thale (general), ku (peninsular). Vietnam: c[aa]y phi lao.
Distribution
From peninsular Thailand and throughout the Malesian region towards northern and eastern Australia, Melanesia and Polynesia; introduced into many other tropical regions.
Image
 | Casuarina equisetifolia L. – 1, habit of young tree; 2, flowering twig; 3, branchlet; 4, male and female inflorescence; 5, infructescence; 6, fruit. |
Author(s)
Suhardi
Correct Citation of this Article
Suhardi, 1998. Casuarina equisetifolia L.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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