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Santalum

Angiospermae - Santalales - Santalaceae

Taxonomy
Santalum was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Santalum album.

It was assigned to Santalaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species
S. album (type species), S. americanum, S. novaecaesareae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Santalum Linnaeus
1919Santalum Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
orderSantalalesBrown 1820
familySantalaceaeBrown 1810
genusSantalum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Santalum Linnaeus 1753
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Santalum album Linnaeus 1753
†Santalum americanum Lesquereux 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available