Santalaceae

Santalum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 349 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Socotra, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific, Juan Fernández Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Cook Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Marquesas, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Society Is., South Australia, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Victoria, Western Australia

Extinct in:

Juan Fernández Is.

Introduced into:

Assam, Bangladesh, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Florida, India, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Niue, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2010). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364410X539899. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0