Beefwood

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Beefwood is the name given to a number of Australian trees which have timber with a red colouration resembling raw beef as follows:

Some Casuarinaceae species are also referred to as Beefwoods, Casuarina equisetifolia , Casuarina cunninghamiana , Allocasuarina verticillata , Allocasuarina distyla (Syn.: Casuarina stricta) etc.

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In German also the term „Pferdefleischholz“; Horseflesh wood or „Bulletrie-, Bolletrieholz“ is given to these woods

Others are:

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