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Santalales
Order of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Santalales are an order of flowering plants with a cosmopolitan distribution, but heavily concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions. It derives its name from its type genus Santalum (sandalwood). Mistletoe is the common name for a number of parasitic plants within the order.
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Santalales | |
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Santalum haleakalae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Superasterids |
Order: | Santalales R.Br. ex Bercht. & J.Presl[1] |
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Synonyms | |
Balanophorales |
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