"Waang" redirects here. For other uses, see Waang (disambiguation).
Santalum spicatum
A mature tree, circa 1920
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Santalales
Family:
Santalaceae
Genus:
Santalum
Species:
S. spicatum
Binomial name
Santalum spicatum
(R.Br.) A.DC.
Santalum spicatum, the Australian sandalwood, also Waang and other names (Noongar) and Dutjahn (Martu), is a tree native to semi-arid areas at the edge of Southwest Australia, in the state of Western Australia. It is also found in South Australia, where it is protected and listed as a vulnerable species. It is traded as sandalwood, and its sandalwood oil has been used as an aromatic and a food source over history. S. spicatum is one of four Santalum species occurring in Australia.
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Santalumspicatum, the Australian sandalwood, also Waang and other names (Noongar) and Dutjahn (Martu), is a tree native to semi-arid areas at the edge...
to be known as sandalwood. Other species in the genus Santalum, such as the Australian S. spicatum, are also referred to as true sandalwoods, to distinguish...
placing it in the genus Santalum; the genus containing Australian sandalwood, Santalumspicatum, and white sandalwood, Santalum album. Several botanical...
Santalum is a genus of woody flowering plants in the Santalaceae family, the best known and commercially valuable of which is the Indian sandalwood tree...
of various species of sandalwood trees, mainly Santalum album (Indian sandalwood) and Santalumspicatum (Australian sandalwood). Sandalwood oil is used...
Australian sandalwood (Santalumspicatum) in sandalwood plantations in Australia and China, although sandalwood album (Santalum album) is still considered...
extracted from the fruit kernels of the Santalum obtusifolium (Sandalwood) and the Australian sandalwood Santalumspicatum It is also found in seed oil of other...
variants (see above) and is the main host being used in Sandalwood (Santalumspicatum) plantations. The nutritional composition of the numerous seeds, a...
hoop pine, cypress pine, Australian Blackwood, and sandalwood from Santalumspicatum and S. lanceolatum. A significant area used by the pastoral industry...
have been observed eating the large seeds of Australian sandalwood, Santalumspicatum, a nutritious food that the animal is known to place in a shallow...
spring} October, November Rain lessening. Astroloma and desert quandong (Santalum acuminatum) fruiting. Movement to the coast. Sweet gum gathered by removing...
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