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• Type: Santalum L.

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common name: Sandlewood Family [n/a]

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Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 272 [secondary reference]

common name: Sandalwood Family [n/a]

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The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 141(4): 418 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Viscaceae Batsch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Exocarpaceae J.Agardh legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eremolepidaceae Tiegh. ex Nakai legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 473 [secondary reference]

Thorne, R.F. & Reveal, J.L. (2007), An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida ("Angiospermae"). Botanical Review 73(2): 99 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Thesiaceae Vest legitimate taxonomic synonym: Osyridaceae Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Anthobolaceae Dumort. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Canopodaceae C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Exocarpaceae J.Agardh legitimate taxonomic synonym: Arjonaceae Tiegh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lepidocerataceae Nakai legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eremolepidaceae Tiegh. ex Nakai legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Viscaceae Batsch legitimate

• APC Comment: Viscaceae is recognised as a distinct taxon in Qld, LHI and NI, comprising Korthalsella, Notothixos and Viscum.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 375 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 765, 933 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Viscaceae Batsch legitimate

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161(2): 115 [secondary reference]

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