Casuarina collina
Poiss. ex Pancher & Sebert
Casuarinaceae
Common Name:
Foliage
Photograph by: Salix
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Foliage
Photograph by: Salix
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Planted with Acacia spirorbis, it is used in reclamation projects in New Caledonia to restore land wasted by mining
Photograph by: Denis.prévôt
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General Information
Casuarina collina is a fast-growing, evergreen tree.
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a timber. It is also used in planting schemes to restore the land after open-cast mining.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Pacific - New Caledonia.
Habitat
Found in a range of habitats, including dry forests[
456- Title
- Adansonia Vol. 15
- Publication
- Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 15
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains treatments of a number of genera. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Agroforestry Uses:
A fast-growing tree that also fixes atmospheric nitrogen, it has been used in New Caledonia in planting schemes to restore land after open-cast mining. At least in the early stages, however, it prevents the regeneration of the pioneer species of the mining scrub and therefore it is used mainly on the edges of slopes for landscaping purposes[
537- Title
- Unasylva Vol. 52 No. 207
- Publication
-
- Author
- Perlis A. (Editor)
- Publisher
- FAO Publications; Rome.
- Year
- 201
- ISBN
-
- Description
- This issue of the journal focusses on efforts in various parts of the world to rehabilitate land atfer mining.
].
Other Uses
The wood is very hard, dense, fine-grained and easily worked[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is used for wagon-making and turnery[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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