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Allocasuarina acutivalvis
Scientific Name: Allocasuarina acutivalvis
Family: Casuarinaceae
Category: Dicot
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Allocasuarina acutivalvis
Allocasuarina acutivalvis is a species of tree belonging to the genus Allocasuarina within the family Casuarinaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Allocasuarina acutivalvis (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson
- Family: Casuarinaceae (part of the order Fagales)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonyms:
- Acanthocasuarina acutivalvis Taylor, 2011 (Note: This appears related to Triozidae, possibly an insect interaction and not a true plant synonym)
- Casuarina acutivalvis F. Muell.
- Casuarina bicuspidata Benth.
- Casuarina brunoniana Miq.
- Casuarina cambagei R.T. Baker.
- Subspecies:
- Allocasuarina acutivalvis subsp. acutivalvis
- Allocasuarina acutivalvis subsp. prinsepiana (C.R.P.Andrews) L.A.S.Johnson
- Allocasuarina acutivalvis var. prinsepiana (C.W. Andrews) L.A.S. Johnson
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Australia, specifically Western Australia.
- Often found in shrublands and thickets, particularly on yellow sandy loam and ironstone medium woodland soils.
- Forms part of a dense shrub layer alongside other species such as Allocasuarina campestris, Calothamnus asper, and Melaleuca radula.
Ecological Role
- Grows in an erect manner, developing into a tree over time.
- Can form dense thickets.
- Can reach up to 5 meters tall in dense shrub layers.
- Allocasuarina acutivalvis subsp. acutivalvis is a recorded host for the insect species Temognatha chalcodera (Thomson, 1878).
- Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research
- Australian Plant Name Index
- NYBG Virtual Herbarium
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Australian National Botanic Gardens
- Discover Life
- Tropicos