Santalum murrayanum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Santalaceae |
Genus: | Santalum |
Species: | S. murrayanum |
Binomial name | |
Santalum murrayanum C.A.Gardner |
Santalum murrayanum, the Bitter Quandong, is an Australian plant in the Sandalwood family, Santalaceae.
It bears a bitter fruit, from which a common name derives, in contrast to cogenor Santalum acuminatum - sweet quandong. The plant is also known as Ming.[1] It occurs in a hemi-parasitic relationship with the roots of several other plants, in a non-destructive way, as with all the species of the genera Santalum.