Back Allocasuarina decaisneana CEB Allocasuarina decaisneana German Allocasuarina decaisneana Spanish بلوط بیابان Persian Allocasuarina decaisneana French Allocasuarina decaisneana Swedish Allocasuarina decaisneana Turkish Allocasuarina decaisneana Vietnamese Allocasuarina decaisneana WAR
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Casuarinaceae |
| Genus: | Allocasuarina |
| Species: | A. decaisneana
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| Binomial name | |
| Allocasuarina decaisneana | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Casuarina decaisneana F.Muell. | |
Allocasuarina decaisneana, commonly known as desert oak, desert sheoak,[2][3] or kurkara by the Anangu peoples,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to Central Australia. It is a dioecious tree that typically grows to a height of 10–16 m (33–52 ft) and has long, drooping branchlets, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of four, the mature fruiting cones 28–95 mm (1.1–3.7 in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) 8.5–17 mm (0.3–0.7 in) long.
- ^ a b "Allocasuarina decaisneana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Allocasuarina decaisneana". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Allocasuarina decaisneana". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park Fact Sheet" (PDF). Parks Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2017.