Santalum spicatum: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Santalales
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Genus
- Santalum
- Species
- Santalum spicatum
- Scientific Name
- Santalum spicatum
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Santalum spicatum
Santalum spicatum, the Australian sandalwood, also Waang and other names (Noongar) and Dutjahn (Martu), is a tree native to semi-arid areas at the edge of Southwest Australia, in the state of Western Australia. It is also found in South Australia, where it is protected and listed as a vulnerable species. It is traded as sandalwood, and its sandalwood oil has been used as an aromatic and a food source over history. S. spicatum is one of four Santalum species occurring in Australia.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Santalum acuminatum
- Santalum album
- Santalum austrocaledonicum
- Santalum boninense
- Santalum ellipticum
- Santalum fernandezianum
- Santalum freycinetianum
- Santalum haleakalae
- Santalum insulare
- Santalum lanceolatum
- Santalum macgregorii
- Santalum murrayanum
- Santalum obtusifolium
- Santalum paniculatum
- Santalum pyrularium
- Santalum spicatum
- Santalum yasi






























































































































































