Allocasuarina luehmannii
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| Allocasurina luehmannii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Casuarinaceae |
| Genus: | Allocasuarina |
| Species: | A. luehmannii |
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| Allocasurina luehmannii (Aiton) L.A.S.Johnson |
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Allocasuarina luehmannii (buloke or bull-oak) is a species of ironwood native to Australia. Stands are endangered by farming practices in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, where it is integral to the survival of the endangered southeastern subspecies of the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo for feeding and nesting.[1]
The Shire of Buloke in Victoria, Australia is named after this species.
It is known as having the hardest wood in the world, with a Janka Hardness of 5060 lbf[2].
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Bull oak tree, coastal Central Queensland.
[edit] References
- ^ Joseph, L. (1982). "The Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo in south-eastern Australia". Emu 82 (1): 42–45. doi:10.1071/MU9820042.
- ^ Johnny W. Morlan. "Wood Species Janka Hardness Scale/Chart By Common/Trade Name A - J". The World's Top 125 Known Hardest Woods. http://www.morlanwoodgifts.com/MM011.ASP?pageno=207. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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