Subject
F63 - Physiologie végétale - Reproduction, Santalum, Germination, Semence, Biogéographie, Oiseau, Pigeon, Interactions biologiques, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_23973, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3247, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6927, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_915, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_935, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5870, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49896, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5155, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081

Domains
Biologie, Foresterie

Description

Santalum austrocaledonicum Vieill. (Santalaceae) is a small tree endemic to New Caledonia and Vanuatu, well-known for the highly priced aromatic oil of its heartwood (Nasi & Ehrhart 1996). In New Caledonia, sandalwood grows on Loyalty Islands, the Isle of Pines and Grande-Terre (Bottin et al. 2006). The tree produces single-seeded fleshy drupes, which turn dark-red at maturity. Sandalwood seeds are dormant because of their hard coat and germinate only on physical scarification, or after removing the coat (Chauvin & Ehrhart 1998). In natural habitats, such seeds need further processing to relieve dormancy and promote germination, within a period where there is a good chance of successful seedling establishment (Murdoch & Ellis 2000).

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Language
English (en-GB)

Creators
Tassin, Jacques, Barré, Nicolas, Bouvet, Jean-Marc

Contributors

Sources
Journal of Tropical Ecology

Relation
http://agritrop.cirad.fr/543078/
https://doi.org/10.1017/S066467407004762
10.1017/S066467407004762
http://catalogue-bibliotheques.cirad.fr/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=199459
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1017/S066467407004762
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1017/S066467407004762

Coverage
Vanuatu

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