F63 - Physiologie végétale - Reproduction;Santalum;germination;semence;biogéographie;oiseau;pigeon;interactions biologiques;http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_23973;http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3247;http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6927;http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_915;http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_935;http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5870;http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49896;http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5155;http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081
Santalum austrocaledonicum Vieill. (Santalaceae) is a small tree endemic to New Caledonia and Vanuatu, well-known for the highly priced aromatic oil of its heartwood (Nasi & Ehrhart 1996). In New Caledonia, sandalwood grows on Loyalty Islands, the Isle of Pines and Grande-Terre (Bottin et al. 2006). The tree produces single-seeded fleshy drupes, which turn dark-red at maturity. Sandalwood seeds are dormant because of their hard coat and germinate only on physical scarification, or after removing the coat (Chauvin & Ehrhart 1998). In natural habitats, such seeds need further processing to relieve dormancy and promote germination, within a period where there is a good chance of successful seedling establishment (Murdoch & Ellis 2000).
Effect of ingestion by Drepanoptila holosericea (Columbidae) on the seed germination of Santalum austrocaledonicum (Santalaceae). Tassin Jacques, Barré Nicolas, Bouvet Jean-Marc. 2008. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 24 (2) : 217-218.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467407004762
