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Family Profile
Casuarinaceae
Family Description

A family of four genera and 90 species in SE Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; three genera occur naturally in Australia.

Genera

Allocasuarina - A genus of 59 species endemic to Australia. Johnson (1982); Wilson & Johnson (1989).

Casuarina - A genus of 17 species in SE Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; six species occur naturally in Australia. Wilson & Johnson (1989).

Gymnostoma - A genus of 18 species in Malesia, Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Johnson (1980); Wilson & Johnson (1989).

References

Johnson, L.A.S. (1980). Notes on Casuarinaceae. Telopea 2:83-84.

Johnson, L.A.S. (1982). Notes on Casuarinaceae II. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 6:73-87.

Johnson, L.A.S. & Wilson, K.L. (1983). Casuarinaceae. In Morley, B.D. & Toelken, H.R. (Eds) 'Flowering Plants in Australia.' (Rigby Publishers: Adelaide.), pp. 66-67.

Wilson, K.L. & Johnson, L.A.S. (1989). Casuarinaceae. In 'Flora of Australia.' Vol. 3, (Australian Government Publishing Service: Canberra.), pp. 100-174, 190-202.

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