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Santalum obtusifolium R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Santalum

Characteristics

Shrub to 2.6 m high. Branchlets angular-striate, erect. Leaves lanceolate to linear or sometimes elliptic, obtuse or acute, discolorous; lamina 3–6.5 cm long; margins recurved to revolute; petiole 1–5 mm long. Inflorescence axillary, usually umbel-like, to 5-flowered; peduncle 4–10 mm long; pedicels c. 1 mm long. Receptacle 2–3 mm long. Tepals ovate-triangular, obtuse, 1.5–2 mm long, whitish, caducous; hair tufts dense. Disc with prominent oblong lobes. Style c. 3 mm long; stigma 4-lobed. Fruit almost sessile, broadly ellipsoidal, 8-10 mm long; epicarp purple; style base persistent.
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A shrub that grows attached to other plants. It is straggling and 1-2 m tall. The young stems are angular. The leaves are narrow to sword shaped and 2-6 cm long by 3-7 mm wide. They taper at both ends. The flowers are small and 4 mm long by 7 mm wide. The fruit are round and blue-black. They are 8-12 mm across. The fruit has a round scar on top. The flesh of the ripe fruit is dark red and juicy. There is one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.6
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows on creek banks in forest, in sand or gravelly clay.
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It is a temperate to subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The ripe fruit is eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Images

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Distribution

Santalum obtusifolium world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780631-1
WFO ID wfo-0000492969
COL ID 6XKBG
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Synonyms

Santalum crassifolium Santalum obtusifolium Eucarya crassifolia Fusanus crassifolius Mida crassifolia
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