Casuarina cunninghamiana Miq.

 
  • Family : CASUARINACEAE
    (Sheoak Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JUNGLISARU FAMILY (जंगलीसारू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Casuarinaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Casuarina cunninghamiana Miq.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated as ornamental
  • Key identification features : Medium to large-sized tree, dioecious, about 12-35m high, trunk diameter 30-150cm; Bark brown, finely fissured, scaly texture; Deciduous branchlets thin, soft, often drooping; Leaves reduced to scale-like teeth, less than 0.5mm long, arranged in whorls of 6-8 at joints, nodes spaced about 5 mm apart, leaves on main twigs up to 3 mm long, curved backward, rings closely set, about 1.5 mm apart; Flowers inconspicuous, light brown; Male flowers: in terminal spikes, about 0.4-4cm long, at tip of shoots, arranged in whorls with 11–13 whorls per cm of spike; Female flowers: small, reddish, oval-shaped, about 5mm long; Fruits samara, fruiting cones small, subglobose, size about 7–14 × 4–6 mm.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Occasional
  • Native : Australia, New Guinea
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : SE. New Guinea to N. & E. Australia
  • Literature :
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Casuarina cunninghamiana
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Casuarina cunninghamiana. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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