Casuarina cristata

Casuarina cristata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Casuarinaceae
Genus: Casuarina
Species:
C. cristata
Binomial name
Casuarina cristata
Synonyms[1]
  • Casuarina cambagei R.T.Baker
  • Casuarina cristata Miq. subsp. cristata
  • Casuarina lepidophloia F.Muell.
  • Casuarina quadrivalvis var. cristata (Miq.) Miq.
Male flowers
Fruit

Casuarina cristata, commonly known as belah or muurrgu,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to inland eastern Australia. It is a tree with fissured or scaly bark, sometimes drooping branchlets, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of 8 to 12, the fruit 13–18 mm (0.5–0.7 in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) 6.0–10.5 mm (0.2–0.4 in) long.

  1. ^ a b "Casuarina cristata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ K. L. Wilson. "New South Wales Flora Online: Casuarina cristata". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.