Allocasuarina grampiana
| Allocasuarina grampiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Casuarinaceae |
| Genus: | Allocasuarina |
| Species: | A. grampiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Allocasuarina grampiana L.A.S.Johnson[1] | |
Allocasuarina grampiana, commonly known as Grampians sheoak, is a dioecious shrub or tree of the family Casuarinaceae. The species is endemic to the Grampians in Victoria, Australia where it grows on sandstone outcrops. It grows to between 1 and 4 metres high and has ascending needle-like branchlets to 15 cm long which have a waxy bloom. Cones are cylindrical and are between 13 and 35 mm long and about 8mm in diameter. These produce 5mm long winged seeds.[2]
The species was formally described in 1989 by botanist Lawrie Johnson, based on plant material collected at Mount Rosea.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Allocasuarina grampiana L.A.S.Johnson". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "Allocasuarina grampiana L.A.S.Johnson". Flora of Victoria Knowledge Base. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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