Casuarina equisetifolia, common names Coastal She-oak or Horsetail She-oak, is a she-oak species of the genus Casuarina.
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10 Facts About Casuarina equisetifolia
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The specific name equisetifolia is derived from the Latin equisetum, meaning "horse hair".
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Unlike most other species of Casuarina equisetifolia it is monoecious, with male and female flowers produced on the same tree.
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Casuarina equisetifolia leaves are usually used for ornamental purposes in the urban region.
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Casuarina equisetifolia leaves were found to be useful as absorbent material for the removal of textile dyes such as reactive orange 16 Rhodamine B, methylene blue, malachite green and methyl violet 2b.
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Similarly the Casuarina equisetifolia dried cone was reported to be able to remove Rhodamine B, and methyl violet 2b.
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The Casuarina equisetifolia bark was reported to able to remove methylene blue.
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The carbon derived from the cones of Casuarina equisetifolia was found to be good absorbent for the landfill leachate, while another laboratory reported good absorbent for copper ions from aqueous solution.
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Methanolic extract of Casuarina equisetifolia fruit contain significant percentage of secondary metabolite like poly phenol, it showed antioxidant and anti-arthritic activity.
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