Santalum insulare


 
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syn. -

 
distribution:

Society Islands: Tahiti

 
local name:

ahi - Society Islands
nonoia - Society Islands

 
var. alticola

 
syn. -

 
distribution:

Society Islands: Tahiti

 
local name:

ahi - Society Islands
nonoia - Society Islands

 
var. hendersonense

 
syn. Santalum hendersonensis

 
distribution:

Pitcairn Islands: Henderson

 
local name: -

 
left:

Santalum insulare var. hendersonense


Foto: Dr. Stephen Waldren; by courtesy of Dr. Stephen Waldren

http://www.tcd.ie/Botany/index.php

 
var. marchionense

 
syn. Santalum insulare var. deckeri

 
distribution:

Marquesas: Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou

 
local name:

puahi - Marquesas

 
var. margaretae

 
syn. -

 
distribution:

Austral Islands: Rapa

 
local name:

ahi - Rapa / Austral Islands

 
var. mitiaro

 
syn. -

 
distribution:

Cook Islands: Miti'aro

 
local name:

a'i - Miti'aro / Cook Islands
maramia - Miti'aro / Cook Islands

 
left:

Santalum insulare var. mitiaro, flowers


Photo: Gerald McCormack; by courtesy of Gerald McCormack

http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=6628

 
var. nov.1

 
syn. -

 
distribution:

Marquesas: Nuku Hiva

 
local name:

puahi - Marquesas

 
var. nov.2

 
syn. -

 
distribution:

Marquesas: Fatu Hiva

 
local name:

puahi - Marquesas

 
left:

Santalum insulare var. nov. 2


Photo: Kenneth R. Wood

National Tropical Botanical Garden
3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo HI 96741 USA
http://www.ntbg.org
 
http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/marquesasflora/index.htm

 
var. raiateense

 
syn. -

 
distribution:

Society Islands: Mo'orea, Ra'iatea

 
local name:

ahi - Society Islands
nonoia - Society Islands

 
left:

Santalum insulare var. raiateense


Photo: Ravahere Taputuarai; by courtesy of Ravahere Taputuarai

http://moorea.berkeley.edu/content/rava-taputuarai

 
var. raivavense

 
syn. -

 
distribution:

Austral Islands: Raivavae

 
local name:

ahi - Raivavae / Austral Islands

 
References:

- W. R. Sykes: Sandalwood in the Cook Islands. Pac Sci 34(1): 77-82. 1980
- J.-F. Butaud; P. Raharivelomanana; J.-P. Bianchini; V. Baron: A new chemotype of sandalwood (Santalum insulare bertero ex A. DC.) from Marquesas Islands. J. Essent Oil Res 15: 323-238 (2003)
- Danica T. Harbaugh; Bruce G. Baldwin: Phylogeny and biogeography of the sandalwoods (Santalum, Santalaceae): repeated dispersals throughout the Pacific. American Journal of Botany. 94(6): 1030-1042. 2007
- Jean-François Butaud: Evaluation floristique des îles marquisiennes dans la perspective d'un classement au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. 2009