Casuarina cunninghamiana
Common name
common river oak, river she-oak
Family
Casuarinaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Brown, Red/Pink
Year naturalised
1981
Origin
E. Australia, New Guinea
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.