Casuarina pauper

Description

Casuarina pauper is a tree from the Casuarinaceae family, native to a band across the drier, inland areas of southern Australia (Wilson & Johnson 1989). C. pauper is known as a poorer, stunted form of the closely related Casuarina cristata (Wilson & Johnson 1989). Common names include black oak and belah (Boland, Brooker & McDonald 2006).