Santalum_insulare

<i>Santalum insulare</i>

Santalum insulare

Species of plant

Santalum insulare is a species of flowering plant in family Santalaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to the south-central Pacific, including the Cook Islands, Marquesas Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Society Islands, and Tubuai Islands.[2]

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Seven varieties are recognized:[2]

  • Santalum insulare var. alticola Fosberg & Sachet – Society Islands
  • Santalum insulare var. hendersonense (F.Br.) Fosberg & Sachet – Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)
  • Santalum insulare var. insulare – Miti'aro (Cook Islands), Society Islands, and Tubuai Islands
  • Santalum insulare var. marchionense (Skottsb.) Skottsb. – Marquesas
  • Santalum insulare var. margaretae (F.Br.) Skottsb. – Rapa Iti (Tubuai Islands)
  • Santalum insulare var. raiateense (J.W.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet – Raiatea (Society Islands)
  • Santalum insulare var. raivavense F.Br. Raivavae (Tubuai Islands)

References

  1. [1]
    Butaud, J.-F., Bianchini, J., Bouvet, J., Defranoux, S., Lhuillier, E. & Raharivelomanana, P. 2020. Santalum insulare. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T62930A135987421. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T62930A135987421.en. Accessed 13 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    Santalum insulare Bertero ex A.DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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