Allocasuarina humilis
Allocasuarina humilis (Otto & A.Dietr.) L.A.S.Johnson
Allocasuarina humilis is a shrub in the Casuarinaceae family, native to south-western Western Australia. It is known as dwarf sheoak and has leaves reduced to scales arranged in groups of five to seven. The plant produces fruiting cones 12–22 mm long with winged seeds measuring 5–6 mm in length. It can be dioecious or monoecious and grows as an upright or spreading shrub.
Description
Allocasuarina humilis, commonly referred to as dwarf sheoak, is a flowering shrub in the Casuarinaceae family. It is endemic to the south-western region of Western Australia. The plant is characterized by its reduced leaves, which are modified into scale-like structures arranged in whorls of five to seven. The species is either dioecious or monoecious and exhibits an upright or spreading growth habit. Its fruiting cones, which are 12–22 mm long, contain seeds with wings (samaras) measuring 5–6 mm in length. The species was published in 1982 and belongs to the genus Allocasuarina.
Distribution
Australia · Western Australia
Synonyms
Casuarina humilisCasuarina humilis var. macrocarpaCasuarina preissianaCasuarina selaginoidesCasuarina tephrosperma