Casuarina

Conservation status:

Introduced

Description:

Family: Casuarinaceae
Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Common. Not in other Gulf Areas. Habitat & distribution: Mainly gardens and roadsides in towns and cities. Uses: Widely planted for ornament and shade. Notes: Several species are planted in the Gulf (Miller & Cope); C. equisetifolia L. probably being the more common and widespread. C. cunninghamiana Miq. is listed by El Amin as planted in Qatar and the hybrid with C. equisetifolia has been recorded in Kuwait.