Casuarina equisetifolia L.

 Family: Casuarinaceae

Synonym: Casuarina equisetifolia var. typica Domin

Vernacular name: Sampirani

Habit: Tree

Habit: Along river banks, swamps, marshes

Distribution: India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malay Peninsula, Malay Islands, Australia, Pacific

Flowering and fruiting: February-September

Key identification features: Whistling Pine is a common tropical seashore tree and is often planted as a windbreak. Whistling Pine has a conifer-like appearance which is increased by hanging green branchlets and cone-like fruits. The soft singing of the air through its innumerable slender twigs is a pleasant sound, which lends it the name Whistling Pine.

Uses: Good fuelwood, Leaf helps in Nitrogen fixing