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Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

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About

The Beach sheoak (Casuarina equisetifolia) is a species in the genus Casuarina. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotro

Habitat & Distribution

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (19 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇬 Congo (Republic) 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇯 Djibouti 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇪🇷 Eritrea 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇲 Gambia 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇱🇦 Laos 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇷 Mauritania 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇲🇲 Myanmar 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇳🇪 Niger 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇸🇴 Somalia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇹🇬 Togo 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇾🇪 Yemen

Full Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae (Plants)

Phylum

Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)

Class

Magnoliopsida (Dicots)

Order

Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)

Species

Casuarina equisetifolia (Beach sheoak)

Names in Other Languages

Spanish casuarina

French bois de fer

German Strandkasuarine

Portuguese casuarina

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River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of Beach sheoak?

The scientific name of Beach sheoak is Casuarina equisetifolia. It belongs to the genus Casuarina.

Where does Beach sheoak live?

Beach sheoak is found in Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (19 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).. Countries include Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Brazil.

What family does Beach sheoak belong to?

Beach sheoak (Casuarina equisetifolia) belongs to the genus Casuarina, which is part of the taxonomic family Casuarinaceae.

What kingdom does Beach sheoak belong to?

Beach sheoak (Casuarina equisetifolia) belongs to the kingdom Plantae (Plants).

What are the closest relatives of Beach sheoak?

The closest relatives of Beach sheoak in the genus Casuarina include River sheoak, swamp she-oak.