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Santalum Involutum
''Santalum'' is a genus of woody flowering plants in the Santalaceae family, the best known and most commercially valuable of which is the Indian sandalwood tree, '' S. album''. Members of the genus are trees or shrubs. Most are root parasites which photosynthesize their own food, but tap the roots of other species for water and inorganic nutrients. Several species, most notably ''S. album'', produce highly aromatic wood, used for scents and perfumes and for herbal medicine. It has about 25 known species which are native to Island Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and the Philippines), Melanesia (Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, and New Caledonia), Australia, Polynesia, the Bonin Islands of Japan, and the Juan Fernández Islands of Chile. Indian sandalwood (''S. album'') is native to the tropical dry deciduous forests the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Arnhem Land of northern Australia. It is the only species of the genus found on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santalum Paniculatum
''Santalum paniculatum'' is a parasitic rainforest tree endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It is in the sandalwood family (Santalaceae), and is commonly called ili ahi, or Hawaiian sandalwood. The largest presently known, at Honomolino, South Kona District of the Big Island, is tall and has a diameter at breast height Diameter at breast height, or DBH, is a standard method of expressing the diameter of the trunk or bole of a standing tree. DBH is one of the most common dendrometric measurements. Tree trunks are measured at the height of an adult's breast, ... of (2.3 m girth) A century ago, ''S. paniculatum'' reached in height and a DBH of .Dr. Otto Degener and Dr. Isa Degener, FLORA HAWAIIENSIS, Published privately. (unpaginated) Plate 100 with caption. making it the largest known parasitic plant. References paniculatum Flora of Hawaii Parasitic plants Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker Taxa named by George Arnott Walker Arnott {{Santalales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |