Santalum ellipticum information from NPGS/GRIN

United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area
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Taxon: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.

Genus: Santalum
Family: Santalaceae.
Nomen number: 409859
Place of publication: Voy. Uranie 442. 1829
Comment: valid publication verified from original literature
Name verified on: 03-Feb-1998 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 12-Jun-2009
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

coast sandalwood (Source: AH 679 ) – English

Economic importance:

Materials: wood (for carving fide Nasi & Ehrahrt, Bois et forets des tropiques 247:13.)

More:

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

PACIFIC
North-Central Pacific: United States - Hawaii

References:

Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource).
Little, E. L., Jr. & R. G. Skolmen. 1989. Common forest trees of Hawaii (native and introduced). U.S.D.A. Agriculture Handbook.
Nasi, R. & Y. Ehrhart. 1996. Sandalwood, a perfume of prosperity. Part 1 - a long history. Bois Forêts Trop. 247:5–19.
Rock, J. F. 1974. The indigenous trees of the Hawaiian Islands.
Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Santalum ellipticum.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Santalum ellipticum.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Santalum ellipticum.

Check other web resources for Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.:

PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

PlantSystematics.org
Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?409859 (19 June 2013)

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