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Casuarina equisetifolia Pacific Ironwood Toa RR
f.CASUARINACEAE Casuarinas
Casuarina equisetifolia Pacific Ironwood Toa RR
f.CASUARINACEAE Casuarinas
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    Intl. NamesPacific Ironwood EN   Australian Beefwood EN   Beach She‑oak EN   Beechwood EN   Coastal She‑oak EN   Horse‑tail Casuarina EN   Southsea Ironwood EN   Kasuarine DE
    Local NamesToaRR,MG,AT,MK,MT,AK,PL,TNs,TNw,MH,RK,PK,NS 
    Pacific NamesToa SAM   ‘Aito TAH
    Sci. NamesCasuarina equisetifolia (accepted name)
    High Tax. Eng.k.Plants, p.Flowering Plants, f.Casuarinas - a tree
    High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA, c.MAGNOLIOPSIDA, sc.HAMAMELIDAE, o.Casuarinales, f.CASUARINACEAE
    Natl. PresencePresent
    Sth. PresenceRR++++MG++++AT++++MK++++MT++++AK++++PLPMN++ LTK?
    Nth. PresenceTN++MHPRK+PK+NS+SW-
    VouchersPK2004  
    Local OriginNative; AND Introduced; Polynesian; Naturalised
    Global RangeNative: se.Asia - Malesia - ne.Australia - w.Pacific - Tonga - ?Cooks; 
    HabitatLand; Uplands [++++]
    ThreatenedNo Content
    InvasivenessNo Content
    BiosecurityNo Content
    Medical StatusMedicine
    Harmful StatusNo Content
    UsesMaterial - for timber
    IdentificationNo Content
    Similar SpeciesNo Content
    Interest NoteName Casuarina is derived from Malay Kasuari, the name for tmore...he Cassowary bird, because the drooping foliage resembles the bird's drooping feathers.

    This species is one of the few Casuarina that can be propogated from cuttings. This species is abundant in present day pollen samples but absent from pre-Polynesian settlement samples, indicating that it was not native, but was introduced by the Polynesians [Ellison 1994 and Atiu also].

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.05.13 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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Casuarina equisetifolia
Pacific Ironwood
Toa RR
CASUARINACEAE

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