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Santalaceae

22 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae

Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br.

Exocarpos aphyllus, commonly leafless ballart, is an Australian perennial shrub/tree with traditional Noongar medicinal uses.

Exocarpos bidwillii Hook.fil.

Exocarpos bidwillii is a leafless sprawling endemic New Zealand shrub in Santalaceae with uncertain parasitic status found in South Island rocky montane areas.

Exocarpos cupressiformis Labill.

Exocarpos cupressiformis, cherry ballart, is a hemiparasitic Australian tree with an edible swollen pedicel used for food and woodcraft.

Exocarpos latifolius R.Br.

Exocarpos latifolius is a hemiparasitic Santalaceae tree with edible stalks, used traditionally by Aboriginal Australians.

Exocarpos sparteus R.Br.

Exocarpos sparteus R.Br. is an almost leafless, hemi-parasitic shrub whose fruits are eaten by birds and were historically eaten by Australian people.

Exocarpos strictus R.Br.

Exocarpos strictus is a versatile Australian native shrub with cherry-like fruit that forms dense thickets across many habitats.

Osyris alba L.

Osyris alba L. is a hemiparasitic broom-like shrub, widespread across the Mediterranean basin, western Asia, and North Africa.

Osyris compressa (P.J.Bergius) A.DC.

Osyris compressa (Cape sumach) is a hemiparasitic South African shrub or small tree used ornamentally and for coastal dune stabilization.

Osyris lanceolata Steud. & Hochst. ex A.DC.

Osyris lanceolata (African sandalwood) is a semi-parasitic plant harvested for its scented wood and essential oil

Santalum acuminatum (R.Br.) A.DC.

Santalum acuminatum, an Australian hemiparasitic tree, bears edible drupes harvested for bushfood and traditional medicine.

Santalum lanceolatum R.Br.

Santalum lanceolatum is a hemiparasitic Australian sandalwood tree of arid areas, used medicinally by Indigenous peoples.

Santalum album L.

Santalum album L. (white sandalwood) is a parasitic evergreen tree, the primary commercial source of fragrant sandalwood and sandalwood oil.

Santalum paniculatum Hook. & Arn.

Santalum paniculatum, Hawaiian sandalwood, is a large endemic parasitic Hawaiian rainforest tree in the sandalwood family.

Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.

Santalum ellipticum, or coastal sandalwood, is an endemic Hawaiian hemi-parasitic flowering plant with aromatic wood used by people historically.

Santalum freycinetianum Gaudich.

Santalum freycinetianum (ʻIliahi) is an endemic Hawaiian flowering tree harvested historically for its aromatic heartwood, used by Native Hawaiians for woodcraft, perfume, and medicine.