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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 107
- Scientific Name: Allocasuarina torulosa (Aiton) L.A.S. Johnson
- Synonym: Casuarina torulosa Ait.
- Family: Casuarinaceae
- Trade Name: Rose she-oak
- Common Name: Rose she-oak, Forest oak
- പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്: ഷീഓക്ക്
- Native: Eastern Australia
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- Region: Australia
- General Characteristics: An evergreen tree that typically reaches 12-18 metres (40-60 feet) tall and 4.5-7.5 metres (15-25 feet) wide.It appears to have needle-like leaves, but these are actually twigs; the real leaves are actually in the joint of the needles and appear in whorls of four. These needles have a weeping, pendulous appearance, and turn reddish-brown in the winter.The tree produces warty cones 15-33 millimeters long and 15-15 millimeters in diameter.Its bark is thick and corky.
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