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Santalaceae R. Brown. Sandalwood Family.

Key to Santalaceae

A family of about 11 genera and 67 species, trees and shrubs, primarily of tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World and New World. All members of the family are hemiparasitic, attaching to the stems or roots of other plants.

Ref: Nickrent (2016c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Nickrent & Malécot (2001); Nickrent et al. (2010). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Nestronia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Santalum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Nestronia umbellula (male flowers), Stone Mountain, Stone Mountain Park, Dekalb County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Nestronia source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Nestronia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Santalum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Nestronia umbellula (female flowers), Talbot County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Nestronia source | Original Image ⭷

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