
Casuarinaceae
Casuarina
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 11 November 2016
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Casuarina equisetifolia L., Amoen. Acad. 4 (1759) 143; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 169; EPFP 2 (1923) 1.
Distribution:
Andaman Isls, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Java, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Isls, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Solomon Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam.
Notes:
Also referred to as Casuarina litorea L. Pantropic in cultivation.
Native.
- ssp. equisetifolia. Notes: Throughout the Philippines along sandy seashores, extending inland in open sandy valleys along streams, sometimes ascending to 800m. Usually gregarious.
Ceuthostoma
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 18 August 2017
- Ceuthostoma palawanense L.A.S.Johnson, Telopea 3 (1988) 137; Type: Merrill 785 (A, holo), Palawan: Ewiig (Iwahig) River. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. PALAWAN. Conservation status: Critically Endangered (DAO 2017-11). Native.
- Ceuthostoma terminale L.A.S.Johnson, Telopea 3, 2 (1988) 135. Distribution: Borneo, Moluccas, New Guinea, Philippines. PALAWAN. Notes: Primary and secondary forest on ultramafic soils, 100-1500m. Conservation status: Critically Endangered (DAO 2017-11). Native.
Gymnostoma
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 12 May 2020
- 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. Distribution: Borneo, Philippines. PALAWAN. Notes: Ultramafic sites, to 1000m. Conservation status: Vulnerable (DAO 2017-11). Native.
- 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. Distribution: Moluccas, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi. LUZON, MINDANAO, PALAWAN. Notes: N Luzon to Palawan and Mindanao. In montane forests, often gregarious, 100-1000m. Conservation status: Other Threatened Species (DAO 2017-11). Native.
- 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. Distribution: Borneo, Java, Myanmar to Sumatra, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi. BOHOL, LEYTE, LUZON: Sorsogon, MINDANAO, PALAWAN. Notes: In forests behind mangrove swamps. Native.
Literature
- 📋 DENR Administrative Order. 2017. Updated national list of threatened Philippine plants and their categories. DAO 2017-11
- Johns, RJ. 1988. The flowering plants of Papuasia, Dicotyledons 2: 121-125.
- 📋 Johnson, LAS. 1982. Notes on Casuarinaceae. II. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 6: 73-87
- 📋 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