Casuarina cunninghamiana
Beefwood, Creek Oak
Other regional names: Cunningham's Beefwood +2 more
- Cunningham's Beefwood
- River She Oak
- River Sheoak
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Casuarinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Indigenous to Tropical Asia and Australasia, Casuarina cunninghamiana (commonly known as Beefwood or Creek-Oak) is a tree belonging to the Casuarinaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Belize, Bermuda, Cape Provinces, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Haiti, Japan, Leeward Is., Madeira, Mauritius, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, New Zealand North, Northern Provinces, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Spain, Tunisia, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms