Santalum insulare

Santalum insulare is a species of flowering plant in family Santalaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to the south-central Pacific, including the Cook Islands, Marquesas Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Society Islands, and Tubuai Islands.^[2]

Santalum insulare
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Santalum
Species:	S. insulare
Binomial name
Santalum insulare Bertero ex A.DC. (1857)
Varieties[2]
7; see text

Seven varieties are recognized:^[2]

• Santalum insulare var. alticola Fosberg & Sachet – Society Islands
• Santalum insulare var. hendersonense (F.Br.) Fosberg & Sachet – Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)
• Santalum insulare var. insulare – Miti'aro (Cook Islands), Society Islands, and Tubuai Islands
• Santalum insulare var. marchionense (Skottsb.) Skottsb. – Marquesas
• Santalum insulare var. margaretae (F.Br.) Skottsb. – Rapa Iti (Tubuai Islands)
• Santalum insulare var. raiateense (J.W.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet – Raiatea (Society Islands)
• Santalum insulare var. raivavense F.Br. Raivavae (Tubuai Islands)