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Santalum lanceolatum

Common name:		Family:	Santalaceae
Author:	R.Br.	Botanical references:
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Australia - all mainland states.
Habitat:	Rocky ground, occasionally near the coast in drier areas[152].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	lanceolatum = lance shaped
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Santalales. Sandalwood family

Physical Characteristics

An evergreen shrub. . It is in leaf all year. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

Fruit.

Fruit - raw or cooked. Sweetish[144].

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

Antirheumatic Narcotic Purgative Skin.

Antirheumatic, narcotic, purgative[152]. It is also used in the treatment of boils, sores etc[152].

Other Uses

Wood.

Wood - aromatic[167].

Cultivation details

Not known

Propagation

Seed -

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Web References

References for the family Santalaceae.

[CHINA] Draft Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

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Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[144] Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana 1976 ISBN 0-00-634436-4
A very good pocket guide.

[152] Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T. Australian Medicinal Plants.
A very good and readable guide to the subject.

[167] Holliday. I. and Hill. R. A Field Guide to Australian Trees. Frederick Muller Ltd. 1974 ISBN 0-85179-627-3
A well illustrated and very readable book, but it does not contain much information for the plant project.

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Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future - Species Database. Copyright (c) 1997-2003.
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