Bitter Quandong
Ripening Fruit
Ellura
Bitter Quandong
Ripe Fruit, A further 9 Days Later
 
                      
Bitter Quandong (Santalum murrayanum)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)
Order: Sandalwoods (Santalales)
Family: Sandalwood (Santalaceae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Bitter Quandong (Santalum murrayanum)
This Photo:     Ripening, Fruit 6 Days Later
Other name: Ming

Thank you Ralph Foster for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Flinders Ranges and elsewhere
Leaves can be in whorls of 3 and alternate up the stem. The fruit looses the flower parts early, leaving the base fairly smooth.

Copyright © 2013-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 29-Dec-2013
This species is classed as NT (Near Threatened) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)