Casuarinaceae

Casuarina L.

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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. Native.

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Ceuthostoma palawanense L.A.S.Johnson, Telopea 3 (1988) 137; Type: Merrill 785 (A, holo), Palawan: Ewiig (Iwahig) River. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao Oriental, 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.

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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. Distribution: Borneo, Philippines. PALAWAN. Notes: Ultramafic sites, to 1000m. Conservation status: Vulnerable (DAO 2017-11). Native.
Gymnostoma rumphianum (Miq.) L.A.S.Johnson, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 6 (1982) 85; Coritico et al., PJS 151 (2022) 2438; ≡ Casuarina rumphiana Miq., Flora 48 (1865) 23; Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 1. Distribution: Moluccas, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi. LUZON, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, 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 Hoeven & de 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.

📋 DENR Administrative Order. 2017. Updated national list of threatened Philippine plants and their categories. DAO 2017-11
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📋 Johnson, LAS. 1982. Notes on Casuarinaceae. II. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 6: 73-87
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