How To Use Casuarina In A Sentence
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Their habitat is Casuarina forest and woodland and their diet is not surprisingly almost exclusively the seeds of casuarinas, with the occasional insect and the odd eucalypt, angophora, hakea and acacia seed thrown in.
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A tree Sir Joseph Banks had classified as casuarina was found to yield very good shingle timber, but was located some distance away around the stream swamp, and excellent brick clay was discovered a mile inland.
Morgan’s Run
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The blue gum trees in the neighbourhood were extremely fine, whilst that species of eucalyptus, which is vulgarly called the apple tree, and which we had not seen since we quitted the eastern coast, again made its appearance on the flats, and of large size; as was the casuarina filifolia, growing here and there on its immediate banks.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales
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Aldabran drongo Dicrurus aldabranus (approximately 1,500 individuals) is also an endemic species which inhabits scrub, mangrove and casuarina areas.
Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles
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Pure chance has covered Phi Phi Lay in dark green casuarinas, bamboo, pandani, and palms.
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Dry eucalypt forests are very open, typically dominated by peppermint eucalypts (subgenus Monocalyptus series Piperitae) more than 5 meters in height, with a scattered layer of small xerophytic species, such as Acacia, Allocasuarina, and Exocarpos spp. in the understory Eucalyptus amygalina, E. pulchella, and E. viminalis are all found in this ecoregion.
Tasmanian temperate forests
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Trees that can be used as windbreaks are Casuarina equistifolia, Greillea robusta, Artocarpus hirsute, Eucalyptus, Acacia auriculiformis and Carissa carandus.
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For about twenty-five miles we traversed an entirely open plain, similar to that just described, and mostly covered with the waving broom bushes; but now upon our right hand, to the north, and stretching also to the west, was a dark line of higher ground formed of sandhills and fringed with low scrub, and timber of various kinds, such as cypress pines (callitris), black oak (casuarinas) stunted mallee (eucalyptus), and a kind of acacia called myal.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated,
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Between those brushes the ground was open forest with good grass, casuarina or beefwood, and large timber: the hills as usual stony.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales
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The trees on this firm margin of land were a species of eucalyptus, cypresses, and the sterculia heterophylla, with a few casuarinae.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales
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Descending the hill, I proceeded after the horses, passing for nearly three miles through a good open forest country; the timber large, with numerous casuarinae.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales
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The study area featured extensive coastal woodland of predominantly casuarina, manchineel, mahogany, and coconut trees that provide the doves with roosting, nesting, and foraging sites.
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The country on the north side which we passed over was of various description; the hills barren and stony, with dwarf eucalypti, or gums, casuarinae, and a few of the sterculia heterophylla; the country hilly and open: some of the flats on the banks of the river were extensive and rich, and apparently not subject to floods.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales
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The beaches of Kashid and Nandgaon with their whispering casuarina, coconut and betel palms are a balm for the weary city dweller.
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Further down are the remains of what used to be a casuarina grove.
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We then descended to a level sandy region, clothed with small brush, and having very many salt lakes scattered over its surface; around the hollows in which these waters were collected, and occasionally around basins that were now dry, we found large trees of the gum, together with a few casuarinae.
Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1
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Known as swamp she-oak in its native Australia, Casuarina glauca grows in difficult, saline sites inhospitable to many other trees.
Chapter 20
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A great number of the flying-fox, or vampire bat, hung from the casuarina trees in this enclosure, but the natives interposed to prevent our firing at them, the place being tabued.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 539, March 24, 1832
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Kayu arau (Casuarina littorea) is often termed a bastard-pine, and as such gave name to the Isle of Pines discovered by Captain Cook.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants
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The timber on the plains and hills was chiefly those species of eucalyptus called apple tree, box, and gum trees; and on the banks of the rivulet were a few large casuarina.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales
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For instance, in the International Airport area, trees such as neem, tamarind, casuarina and ficus, which absorb sound extremely well, are recommended.
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Casuarina trees form root nodules in symbiotic association with the soil actinomycete Frankia that fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
1. Introduction
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Making an early start, we crossed at four and a half miles, a low scrubby range, and there found, upon the left of our track, some very pretty grassy hills, and a valley lightly wooded with casuarinae.
Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1
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Locally known as "ironwood," casuarinas have been planted for erosion control, dune stabilization, windbreaks, fuelwood plantations, beautification, and watershed cover.
2. Experiences with Casuarinas
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There were mangoes and cherries and quinces and apples and apricots and almonds, and beyond the orchards there were thickets of tamarisk and casuarina as well as groves of mulberry trees belonging to the silk farmers.
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Casuarinas belong to a group of more than 170 species of actinomycete-nodulated woody plants that fix atmospheric nitrogen.
1. Introduction
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Province Wellesley, under a row of magnificent casuarina trees, with gray, feathery foliage drooping over a beach of corals and, behind which are the solemn glades of cocoa-nut groves.
The Golden Chersonese and the way thither
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A parrot perches on the water tap, bends to coax drops from the steel mouth, then is gone in a green flash, fleeing a shadow - a hawk, which sails to the top of a casuarina tree.
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For instance, in the International Airport area, trees such as neem, tamarind, casuarina and ficus, which absorb sound extremely well, are recommended.
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The cicadas make themselves known on these hot days and they're quite loud from the casuarina trees immediately behind the sand.
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For instance, in the International Airport area, trees such as neem, tamarind, casuarina and ficus, which absorb sound extremely well, are recommended.
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There were mangoes and cherries and quinces and apples and apricots and almonds, and beyond the orchards there were thickets of tamarisk and casuarina as well as groves of mulberry trees belonging to the silk farmers.
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There was nothing on it but a little scrub, some casuarinas along the fence near the beach, and one big cashew tree.
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The Frankia actinomycete that forms the symbiosis with casuarinas is found naturally in soils where casuarinas are native.
4. Management
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The nitrogen that the actinomycete in the nodules fixes enables the casuarinas to grow well in soils that otherwise would be too deficient in nitrogen to sustain plant growth.
1. Introduction
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Bermuda extends 21 square miles, and much of it is covered by introduced species like the casuarinas tree, an import from Australia.
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Green lawns run along on either side, punctuated with water filled ponds and fountains, and surrounded by orderly rows of eucalyptus and casuarina.
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As discussed previously, the root hairs of most casuarina species are invaded by the filamentous soil actinomycete, Frankia.
3. The Plants
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The country on the north side which we passed over was of various description; the hills barren and stony, with dwarf eucalypti, or gums, casuarinae, and a few of the sterculia heterophylla; the country hilly and open: some of the flats on the banks of the river were extensive and rich, and apparently not subject to floods.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales
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The tropical moist forests of Palau can be divided into 8 main types: upland forest (found only on the high volcanic islands), swamp forest, mangrove forest, atoll forest, casuarina forest, limestone forest (with a subtype in the Rock Islands), plantation forest, and palm forest.
Palau tropical moist forests
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In phosphorus-deficient soils, casuarina plantings should also include inocula of the mycorrhizal fungi that help the trees obtain phosphorus.
4. Management
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Planting makes use of indigenous species, like the frothy casuarinas (feathery tree native to Australia) along the northern edges of the site and the native grasses which cover low earth berms around the range.
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The soil for the most part a reddish light mould, the hills covered with small stones, the trees dwarf gum, box, a few cypresses and casuarinae; the soil well covered with grass.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales
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At windswept Banshee Bay, our campsite beneath the casuarina trees was made comfortable by some beachcomber's driftwood furniture.
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A study of sheep grazing on a belah (Casuarina cristata) - rosewood (Heterodendum oleifolium) shrub woodland in western New South Wales.
Chapter 13
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Dawn is diluting darkness from the sky and it's difficult to distinguish between the susurration of the surf and the swishing whisper of the casuarinas around us.
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As his new consort he purchased from Governor King a small, colonial-built vessel, the Casuarina, to help him with the continued close charting of the coast.
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Vegetation changes and animal productivity under sheep and goat grazing on an arid belah (Casuarina cristata) - rosewood
Chapter 13
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But the mixed stand of Eucalyptus citriodora and Casuarina inhibits the growth of Casuarina.
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A few casuarinae were observed in parts of the valley, being the first met with since those seen near Cape Arid.
Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1
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There were mangoes and cherries and quinces and apples and apricots and almonds, and beyond the orchards there were thickets of tamarisk and casuarina as well as groves of mulberry trees belonging to the silk farmers.
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We halted for the night upon a ridge timbered with casuarinae, and abounding in grass.
Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1
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Aldabran drongo Dicrurus aldabranus (approximately 1,500 individuals) is also an endemic species which inhabits scrub, mangrove and casuarina areas.
Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles
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An even smaller tropical island than Sipadan, Lankayan is covered with lush vegetation, including casuarina trees and the ubiquitous pandan screw pines.
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At windswept Banshee Bay, our campsite beneath the casuarina trees was made comfortable by some beachcomber's driftwood furniture.
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Up to this point we had been continually in dense scrubs, but here the country became a little more open; myal timber, acacia, generally took the places of the mallee and the casuarinas; the spinifex disappeared, and real grass grew in its place.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated,
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At 6 A.M., in the glory of the tropic sunrise, Mr. Maxwell and I landed in Province Wellesley, under the magnificent casuarina trees which droop in mournful grace over the sandy shore.
The Golden Chersonese and the way thither
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With a fair wind it's a four hour crossing to the island, distinguishable from surrounding islands thanks to the casuarina trees planted by the Portuguese.
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The cicadas make themselves known on these hot days, as well, and they're quite loud from the casuarina trees immediately behind the sand.
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Pockets of dry rainforest occur in gullies and wetter microclimates throughout the Brigalow Belt, and sometimes form associations with Casuarina cristata and brigalow.
Brigalow tropical savanna
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I missed it, and had to push on for twenty-three miles to a rich and very pretty valley, under a grassy range, lightly wooded with casuarinae.
Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1
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Thickets of flamboya, casuarina and sweet coconut give way to the arid Palmyra palm.
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This bird is a ground forager, feeding on proteas, casuarinas and other small trees.
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There were mangoes and cherries and quinces and apples and apricots and almonds, and beyond the orchards there were thickets of tamarisk and casuarina as well as groves of mulberry trees belonging to the silk farmers.
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The island is home to troops of long-tailed macaques that live on the mangosteens, rambutans, jambus, mata kucings, and other fruits thriving among the groves of palm and dense thickets of casuarina and barrington trees.
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Even casuarina trees on wayside were cut and shaped in the form of animals.
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We could hardly bear to look out the window; but now shrubs, and the eucalyptus trees which alternate with the casuarinas, have hidden the damage.
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Unclipping the first sheet and working with the next layer, Wolseley approached the carbon ruins of some casuarina scrub and bashed the paper against the clusters of burnt seeds.
Wildwood
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In-vitro nitrogen fixation by two actinomycete strains isolated from Casuarina equisetifolia nodules.
Chapter 13
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Variation in seed germinability, seedling growth, and biomass between provenances of Casuarina cunninghamiana Miq. and C. glauca Siev.
Chapter 20
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The trees on this firm margin of land were a species of eucalyptus, cypresses, and the sterculia heterophylla, with a few casuarinae.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales
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Straggly dusk-colored casuarinas, lush pisonias, and coconut palms take hold as the island grows large enough to nourish them.
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In _Casuarina_, _Juglans_ and the order Corylaceae, the pollen-tube does not enter by means of the micropyle, but passing down the ovary wall and through the placenta, enters at the chalazal end of the ovule.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
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The dense palm grove had been cleared and hundreds of casuarina trees chopped down and grubbed out.
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Now only the stars have been netted in the casuarinas and the surf snarls with eerie phosphorescence as if glowing with spectral fires.
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I will say little of the fine and abundant timber furnished by what is called the casuarina tree, and by what the English improperly call the pear.
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
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This bird is a ground forager, feeding on proteas, casuarinas and other small trees.
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The two that are getting to me lately are "ironwood," which here in Hawai'i means a variety of Casuarina sp. native to Australia I think.
Languagehat.com: HACKMATACK.
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For instance, in the International Airport area, trees such as neem, tamarind, casuarina and ficus, which absorb sound extremely well, are recommended.
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The pavilion opens onto an extensive lawn, a paved terrace and the public areas of Casuarina Beach.
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There was nothing on it but a little scrub, some casuarinas along the fence near the beach, and one big cashew tree.
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(Eucalyptus dumosa) mulga, prickly bushes (hakea), some grevillea-trees, and a few oaks (casuarinas).
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated,
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She-oak, oak, or casuarina is a family of Australian native trees that produces large quantities of wind-blown pollen.
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Casuarina equisetifolia (she-oak) Avicennia officinalis (white mangrove).
Tropic Days
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Following the line of the coast the road is narrow, uniformly fringed with spiky gold crotons, banked with thick hedges of frangipani and hibiscus, and draped with feathery casuarina known to islanders as ironwood or Toa.
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We left the depot near Streaky Bay, at a course nearly due east, and passing through alternations of brush and of open grassy plains, upon the skirts of which grew a few casuarinae; halted after a stage of eighteen miles, at an opening in the brush, where we had good grass, but no water; we were consequently obliged to watch the horses during the night, to prevent their straying.
Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1
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Dawn is diluting darkness from the sky and it's difficult to distinguish between the susurration of the surf and the swishing whisper of the casuarinas around us.
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The most widely used common name for Casuarinaceae species is sheoak or she-oak.
