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]

Santalum insulare
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Santalum
Species:
S. insulare
Binomial name
Santalum insulare
Bertero ex A.DC. (1857)
Varieties[2]

7; see text

Seven varieties are recognized:[2]

  • Santalum insulare var. alticola Fosberg & Sachet – Society Islands
  • Santalum insulare var. hendersonense (F.Br.) Fosberg & SachetHenderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)
  • Santalum insulare var. insulareMiti'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 & SachetRaiatea (Society Islands)
  • Santalum insulare var. raivavense F.Br. Raivavae (Tubuai Islands)

References

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  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. ^ a b c Santalum insulare Bertero ex A.DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 November 2023.