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Casuarina cunninghamiana × Casuarina glauca

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fagales Family: Casuarinaceae Genus: Casuarina

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Potentially naturalizing
Maui Naturalized

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Bibliography

Other References

Lorence et al. 1995:31 (NEWNAT/K); Oppenheimer & Bartlett 2002:5 (WM); Staples & Herbst 2005:228 (KEY [as C. cunninghamiana]), 230 (DESCR); Oppenheimer & Pezzillo 2024:58 (L); Note: assumed unstabilized hybrid

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Casuarina cunninghamiana × Casuarina glauca West Maui, Lahaina District, Alaeloa, on edge of gulch adjacent to abandoned pineapple field Sparingly naturalized trees Preserved_Specimen Female tree, reproducing locally but not prolifically by root suckers and presumable seeds. Oppenheimer, H.L. 72402 Maui BISH 2024-07-02
2 Casuarina cunninghamiana × Casuarina glauca West Maui, Lahaina District, Alaeloa, on edge of gulch adjacent to abandoned pineapple field Sparingly naturalized trees Preserved_Specimen Apparently male tree, reproducing locally but not prolifically by root suckers Oppenheimer, H.L. 72401 Maui BISH 2024-07-02
3 Casuarina cunninghamiana × Casuarina glauca Waimea, Kaaweiki Ridge, just NE (above) Polihale State Park disturbed dry thicket on steep slopes with Leucaena dominant, also Myoporum, Nototrichium, and native and introduced grasses Preserved_Specimen Tree 6-8m, spreading by root suckers Lorence, D.H. 5267 Kauai BISH 1987-06-09
4 Casuarina cunninghamiana × Casuarina glauca W Maui, Lahaina District, Alaeloa, S side of Kaopala Gulch, along a road at edge of pineapple fields Dense stands extensively spreading by root suckers Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 89937 Maui BISH 1999-08-25
5 Casuarina cunninghamiana × Casuarina glauca Palawai Basin, near nursery/piggery Preserved_Specimen Not suckering. Oppenheimer, H.L. Lanai BISH 2007-03-20
6 Casuarina cunninghamiana × Casuarina glauca Manoa Valley, head, Arboretum of the H.S.P.A Preserved_Specimen about 6 m; male and female Russ, G.W. Oahu BISH 1926-06-06
7 Casuarina cunninghamiana × Casuarina glauca Manoa Valley, head, Arboretum of the H.S.P.A Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1930-12-11
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