''Santalum insulare'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in family Santalaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to the south-central Pacific, including the

Cook Islands ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , lan ...

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' ( North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in th ...

Pitcairn Islands The Pitcairn Islands (; Pitkern: '), officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four isl ...

Society Islands The Society Islands (french: Îles de la Société, officially ''Archipel de la Société;'' ty, Tōtaiete mā) are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of the F ...

, and

Tubuai Islands The Austral Islands (french: Îles Australes, officially ''Archipel des Australes;'' ty, Tuha'a Pae) are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of the French Republic in the South Pacific. Geographically, ...

. Seven varieties are recognized: *''Santalum insulare'' var. ''alticola'' – Society Islands *''Santalum insulare'' var. ''hendersonense'' – Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands) *''Santalum insulare'' var. ''insulare'' – Miti'aro (Cook Islands), Society Islands, and Tubuai Islands *''Santalum insulare'' var. ''marchionense'' – Marquesas *''Santalum insulare'' var. ''margaretae'' – Rapa Iti (Tubuai Islands) *''Santalum insulare'' var. ''raiateense'' –

Raiatea Raiatea or Ra'iatea ( Tahitian: ''Ra‘iātea'') is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The island is widely regarded as the "centre" of the eastern islands in ancient Polynesia and it is likely that the ...

(Society Islands) *''Santalum insulare'' var. ''raivavense''

Raivavae Raivavae ( Tahitian: ''Ra‘ivāvae'' /ra.ʔi.va:va.e/) is one of the Austral Islands in French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" ...

(Tubuai Islands)

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{{Taxonbar, from = Q18079007 insulare Flora of the Cook Islands Flora of the Marquesas Islands Flora of the Pitcairn Islands Flora of the Society Islands Flora of the Tubuai Islands Plants described in 1857