Biology:Osyris lanceolata
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of flowering plant in the mistletoe family Santalaceae
| Osyris lanceolata | |
|---|---|
| |
| Foliage and fruit | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Osyris |
| Species: | O. lanceolata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud.
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Osyris abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich., etc.[2] | |
Osyris lanceolata, also known as African sandalwood, watta bush or Camwood, is used for its scented wood and to extract essential oil. The semi-parasitic plant is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe and east Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda; northwest Africa; the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula and Macaronesia.[3] It grows in rocky areas or along the margins of dry forest, but is usually not abundant in any one place.
The wood is overexploited in parts of its range despite legal protection.[4] In Somaliland, the leaves and tender branches of the tree are used for tanning leather.[5]
References
- ↑ Wilson, B. (2018). Osyris lanceolata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T200642A2675362. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T200642A2675362.en. Downloaded on 5 August 2018.
- ↑ The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 5 August 2018).
- ↑ "Osyris lanceolata". Flora Iberica. http://www.floraiberica.es/floraiberica/texto/pdfs/08_101_01%20Osyris.pdf.
- ↑ William Omondi Oloo. "A very useful plant, Osyris lanceolata, is at risk of extinction due to overexploitation". Kew News. Kew Botanical Gardens. http://www.kew.org/news/osyris-lanceolata.htm.
- ↑ RSA (1915). "Nigerian and Somaliland Leather". Journal of the Royal Society of Arts 63 (3257): 581–582.
External links
- Santalaceae Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud.. IPNI. 2003-07-02. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=780506-1. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
- Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. ex A. DC., Flora of Zimbabwe
Wikidata ☰ Q7108276 entry
 |  |
