Family – Casuarinaceae. 1 species in Sri Lanka
51.01. CASUARINA L.
C.equisetifolia L* E:beef wood, bull wood, whip tree, whistling pine S:kasa T:chavakku,chavukku
Reference – A CHECK LIST OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS; Lilani Kumudini Senaratna, B.Sc. (Colombo) M.Phil. (OUSL), Department of Botany, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda. Published by National Science Foundation 47/5, Maitland, Place Colombo 7 SRI LANKA
Name | Casuarina equisetifolia |
Family | Casuarinaceae |
Common names | Kasa, Casuarina, Whistling pine, කස |
Origin | Introduced |
Habit | Large tree |
Climatic zone | DL, W |
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Comment | Needle like leaves, cone like fruit. |
Reference | T&S 138 |