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The specific name equisetifolia is derived from the Latin equisetum, meaning `horse hair` referring to the resemblance of the drooping branchlets to horse tail. Common names include coast sheoak coast she oak, coastal she-oak, beach casuarina, beach oak, beach sheoak beach she-oak, beach pine, whistling tree, horsetail she oak, horsetail beefwood, horsetail tree, Australian pine, ironwood, whistling pine, Filao tree, and agoho.Casuarina is an evergreen tree growing to 6–35 m.The wood of this tree is used for shingles, fencing, and is said to make excellent hot-burning firewood.The Casuarina leaves are usually used for ornamental purposes in the urban region.