Santalum murrayanum

Santalum murrayanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Santalum
Species: S. murrayanum
Binomial name
Santalum murrayanum
C.A.Gardner

Santalum murrayanum, the Bitter Quandong, is an Australian plant in the Sandalwood family, Santalaceae.

It bears a bitter fruit, from which a common name derives, in contrast to congener Santalum acuminatum - sweet quandong. The plant is also known as Ming.[1] It occurs in a hemi-parasitic relationship with the roots of several other plants, in a non-destructive way, as with all the species of the genus Santalum.

References

  1. http://www.wanatca.org.au/Q-Yearbook/Y5all.pdf West Australian Nutgrowing Society Yearbook
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