✿Santalaceae · Osyris
White Sandawood
Osyris wightiana
Also known as Nepal Tree
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- October-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Osyris wightiana
- Genus
- Osyris
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen, dry deciduous forests and montane scrub jungles
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, sub-tropical Himalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Santalaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
About White Sandawood
White Sandawood (Osyris wightiana) is a shrub belonging to the Santalaceae family (Sandalwood Family). It is typically found in semi-evergreen, dry deciduous forests and montane scrub jungles. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, sub-tropical Himalaya. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-April.
Botanical family
Santalaceae
Sandalwood Family
White Sandawood belongs to the Santalaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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