Osyris lanceolata

Osyris lanceolata
Osyris lanceolata in Cádiz, (Spain)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Osyris
Species: O. lanceolata
Binomial name
Osyris lanceolata
Synonyms

Osyris abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich., etc.[2]

Osyris lanceolata, the African sandalwood, is used for its scented wood and to extract essential oil. The hemi-parasitic plant is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe and east Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. It grows in rocky areas or along the margins of dry forest, but is usually not abundant in any one place.

The wood is over-exploited in parts of its range despite legal protection.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, B. (2018). Osyris lanceolata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T200642A2675362. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T200642A2675362.en. Downloaded on 05 August 2018.
  2. ↑ The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 5th August 2018).
  3. ↑ William Omondi Oloo. "A very useful plant, Osyris lanceolata, is at risk of extinction due to overexploitation". Kew News. Kew Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

Media related to Osyris lanceolata at Wikimedia Commons

  • "Santalaceae Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud". Plant Name Details. IPNI. 2003-07-02. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  • Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. ex A. DC., Flora of Zimbabwe



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