| Sample ID | 45-1-8b |
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| Species | equisetifolia |
| Genus | Casuarina |
| Family | CASUARINACEAE |
| Common name | coastal she-oak |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
|---|---|
| Morphologic type | triporate |
| Surface pattern | granulate |
| Equatorial shape | oblate |
| Polar shape | triangular (convex) |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | 3 |
| Pore positions | corner |
| Pore morphology | extruded |
| Wall thickness | 1.8 |
| Dispersal form | monad |
| Morphology notes | nexine thinner than sexine pores 'capped'. |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Australia (tropical) |
| Cultivated? | True |
| Ecology notes | Cultivated: root nodules are N-fixing adding to soi fertility. and wood oftern used in construction. Photo (ANU). |
| Habitat notes | Coastal sand dunes, beach fronts and low headlands. Distribution includes: northern Australia, PNG, western and northern Pacific, Philippines, Borneo, Malayasia and Indonesia. |
| Collector | Anne & Mark Myerscough |
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| Institution | Charles Darwin University ID by Bob Harwood (N.T Herbarium) |
| ANU access code | 17043 |
| Collection method | floral reference |
| Herbarium sample? | False |
| Collection site | Casuarian Coastal Reserve, Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Collection country | Australia |
| Collection date | 2004-07-15 |
| Collection notes | Also found in Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean. Photographed |
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