#3547 - Santalum murrayanum - Bitter Quandong
One last species from September, and another step closer to the NZ trip.
Quandongs are in the Sandlewood genus, partially parasitic small trees prized from their aromatic timber, and edible fruit in the case of Australia's 'native peach' Santalum acuminatum. This one, not so much. Indigenous names for Bitter Quandong include coolyar and ming.
Sandlewoods are slow growing, difficult to germinate, and have largely been hunted to extinction in the wild. At least one species may be entirely gone.
Lol Gray, nr. Narrogin.












