Casuarinaceae
Edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 11 November 2016
Casuarina
L.
- Casuarina equisetifolia
L., Amoen. Acad. 4 (1759) 143; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 169;
EPFP 2 (1923) 1. Also referred to as Casuarina litorea L.
Old World tropics from Africa to Polynesia. Pantropic in
cultivation. Photos
- ssp. equisetifolia. Throughout
the
Philippines along sandy seashores, extending inland in open
sandy valleys along streams, sometimes ascending to 800m.
Usually gregarious.
Ceuthostoma
L.A.S.Johnson
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August 2017
No Photos
- Ceuthostoma palawanense
L.A.S.Johnson, Telopea 3 (1988) 137; --Type: Merrill 785 (A,
holo), Palawan: Ewiig (Iwahig) River. Endemic to the
Philippines. PALAWAN: Aborlan: Malasgao River, along stream
to 160m. Conservation status: Critically Endangered (DAO
2017-11).
- Ceuthostoma terminale
L.A.S.Johnson, Telopea 3, 2 (1988) 135. Borneo, Philippines,
Moluccas (Halmahera), New Guinea (Irian Jaya). PALAWAN. Primary
and secondary forest on ultramafic soils, 100-1500m.
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (DAO 2017-11).
Gymnostoma
L.A.S.Johnson
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May 2020
Photos
- Gymnostoma nobile
(Whitmore) L.A.S.Johnson, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 6 (1982) 84;
--Casuarina nobilis Whitmore, Trop. Rain Forests of the Far East
(1975) 134. Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, Kalimantan),
Philippines. PALAWAN. Ultramafic sites, to 1000m. Conservation
status: Vulnerable (DAO 2017-11).
- Gymnostoma rumphianum
(Jungh. ex Vriese) L.A.S.Johnson, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 6
(1982) 85; --Casuarina rumphiana Miq., Flora 48 (1865) 23;
--Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 1. Philippines, Sulawesi, Moluccas, New
Britain, New Ireland. N LUZON to PALAWAN and MINDANAO. In
montane forests, often gregarious, 100-1000m. Conservation
status: Other Threatened Species (DAO 2017-11). Photos
- Gymnostoma sumatranum
(Jungh. ex de Vriese) L.A.S.Johnson, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard.
6 (1982) 86; --Casuarina sumatrana Jungh. ex de
Vriese in Hoev. & Vriese, Tijdschr. 11 (1844) 115; --Merr.,
EPFP 2 (1923) 1. Myanmar to Sumatra, Borneo, Java Sulawesi, New
Guinea, Philippines. LUZON: Sorsogon, PALAWAN, LEYTE, BOHOL,
MINDANAO. In forests behind mangrove swamps.
Literature
DENR
Administrative Order. 2017. Updated national list of threatened
Philippine plants and their categories. DAO 2017-11
Johnson,
LAS. 1982. Notes on Casuarinaceae. II. Journal of the Adelaide
Botanic Garden 6: 73-87
Johns, RJ. 1988. The flowering plants of Papuasia, Dicotyledons 2:
121-125.
Steane, DA,
KL Wilson & RS Hill. 2003. Using matK sequence data to unravel
the phylogeny of Casuarinaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and
Evolution 28: 47-49
Torrey,
JG & RH Berg. 1988. Some morphological features for generic
characterization among the Casuarinaceae. American Journal of
Botany 75(6): 864-875
Pelser, P.B., J.F.
Barcelona & D.L. Nickrent (eds.). 2011 onwards. Co's
Digital Flora of the Philippines. www.philippineplants.org
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of the Philippines
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