Abstract:Characteristics of matter and energy in branchlets of seven Casuarinaceae species (Casuarina equisetifolia, C. gluca, C. cunninghamaina, C. obesa, C. collina, C. cristata and Allocasuarina littoralis) and Casuarina equisetifolia at different sites far from seashore in Dongshan County, Fujian Province were discussed in this paper. There were differences in the ash contents, gross caloric values and ash free caloric values among the seven Casuarinaceae species, with the range of ash contents (3.06%~5.98%), gr...