Allocasuarina torulosa

Taxobox
name = "Allocasurina torulosa"

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image_caption = "Allocasurina torulosa" foliage
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fagales
familia = Casuarinaceae
genus = "Allocasuarina"
species = "A. torulosa"
binomial = "Allocasurina torulosa"
binomial_authority = (Aiton) L.A.S.Johnson

"Allocasuarina torulosa" (Rose She-Oak or Forest Oak) is a tree which grows in sub-rainforest (just outside the main forest area) of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

The grain is reddish pink to brown and it has a strong rose like scent. It is prized by woodworkers and woodturners as a rare and exotic timber, often used in wood turnings, knife handles and other specialist items.

It grows from seed, and cut or broken trees will often regenerate from the trunk.

The Rose Sheoak has the largest contraction along the grain (12%) of any Australian wood and needs to be dried carefully to get full value as a useful timber.

The species is the type species of the genus "Allocasuarina".