Santalum austrocaledonicum, or New Caledonia sandalwood, is a sandalwood tree from the family Santalaceae. It is a small tree with gray bark and green leaves, and is parasitic. Most have been removed from their habitat due to logging; very few trees remain in the wild.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of New Caledonia sandalwood being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Santalum album
- Daphnopsis americana
- Bunchosia glandulosa
- Lophostemon grandiflorus
- Syzygium hemilamprum
- Daphnopsis caracasana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Santalales
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Genus
- Santalum
- Species
- Santalum austrocaledonicum
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