Sandalwood
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Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and, unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwo
Santalum paniculatum (ʻiliahi), Hawaiʻi
A closeup of sandal saplings
Santalum album
Sandalwood leaf
Santalum album
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Santalum album is a small tropical tree, and the traditional source of sandalwood oil. It is native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and Western Australia. It is commonly known as the white sandalwood o
Sandalwood
…European mistletoe. True sandalwoods are native to Insular Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. The main cultivated species, Santalum album, were introduced in ancient times into mainland Asia by Austronesian traders and have since naturalized in South Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia…
The light green calyx gradually turns dark red. Some calyces have four sepals and some have five.
Flowers in Hyderabad, India
A ripened fruit of Santalum album from Panchkhal Valley, Nepal