Casuarina equisetifolia She-oak
Family
Casuarinaceae
Genus
Casuarina
Species
equisetifolia
Casuarina equisetifolia or Australian pine tree is a she-oak species of the genus
Casuarina. The native range extends from Burma and Vietnam throughout Malaysia east to
French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu, and south to Australia (north of Northern
Territory, north and east Queensland, and north-eastern New South Wales). Populations
are also found in Madagascar, but it is doubtful if this is within the native range of
the species. The species has been introduced to the Southern United States and West
Africa. It is an invasive species in Florida and South Africa.