Santalum spicatum
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Santalum spicatum, the Australian sandalwood, also Waang and other names and Dutjahn, is a tree native to semi-arid areas at the edge of Southwest Australia, in the state of Western Australia. It is a
A sandalwood cutters' camp in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia
Exported from Fremantle Harbour, 1905
Santalum acuminatum
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Santalum acuminatum, the desert quandong, is an evergreen, hemiparasitic tree in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae, which is widely dispersed throughout the central deserts and southern areas of Aust
Santalum spicatum
…of the family Santalaceae to occur in Western Australia, and is native to semi-arid areas in the Southwest. It has a similar distribution to quandong (Santalum acuminatum) and is a hemi-parasite requiring macronutrients from the roots of hosts. It has a shrubby to small tree habit, but can grow to 6 metres (20 ft) and…
Santalum acuminatum fruit 1
Santalum acuminatum Flickr Kevin Thiele
A desert quandong nut on a piece of paperbark
Leaves and a fruit of quandong, detail of sketch by Olive Pink (1930)