Casuarina cunninghamiana
Common names
common river oak, river she-oak
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Brown, Red/Pink
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ecology
Year naturalised
1981
Origin
E. Australia, New Guinea
Other information
Etymology
casuarina: Derived from the Malay word for the cassowary, kasuari, which alludes to the similarities between the bird’s dropping feathers and the plant’s foliage, though the tree is called rhu in current standard Malay.