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. Andaman Isls, Bangladesh, Borneo,
Cambodia, Pacific Ocean, India, Java, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay
Peninsula, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Australia,
Nicobar Isls, Philippines, Solomon Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra,
Thailand, Vietnam. Also referred to as Casuarina litorea L.
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
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- Ceuthostoma palawanense
L.A.S.Johnson, Telopea 3 (1988) 137; --Type: Merrill 785 (A,
holo), Palawan: Ewiig (Iwahig) River. Endemic to the
Philippines. PALAWAN. 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
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- 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. LUZON, PALAWAN, MINDANAO. 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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