Southern Cypress Pine
Mass of Old Dispersed Cones
Ellura
Sweet Quandong
Structure
 
                      
Sweet Quandong (Santalum acuminatum)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)
Order: Sandalwoods (Santalales)
Family: Sandalwood (Santalaceae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Sweet Quandong (Santalum acuminatum)
This Photo:     Tree
Other names: Desert Quandong or Quandong

Thank you Frank Prinz for confirming the id of this species for us

EXTRA - Photo Specific Information:
Getting a photo of a quandong tree on it's own is a challenge. Here the trunk in the photo is of the host Mallee (Eucalypt) tree. The foliage is primarily the Quandong.
General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Another species whose leaves are similar to both E. longifolia & P. angustifolium.
The leaves are much lighter/greyer green without a proper stalk. Perhaps slightly fatter, but still long with a "hooked" pointed tip.
Quandong start as a parasite of the roots of other plants. Having established themselves we believe them to be self sufficient.
Leaves are always opposite. The fruit keeps the flower parts at the base (looks like it's peeling in 4 quadrants) until almost ripe.

Copyright © 2012-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 13-Sep-2012
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)