Left: Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); native to the Indian subcontinent. IUCN: VulerableRight: Iliahi (Santalum freycnetianum); endemic to Oahu (Hawaii, USA). While not rare, it is certainly not as common as it once was before the mass logging for the fragrant heartwood. See "The Sandalwood Trade Story" nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Santalum_freycinetianumThe two red-flowering species found on the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. A third species is the green-flowering iliahialoe (Santalum ellipticum); endemic and found on several of the Hawaiian Islands.For more information on iliahi and iliahialoe see nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
Indian sandalwoodSantalaceae (Sandalwood family)IUCN: VulnerableNative to the semi-arid areas of the Indian subcontinent. Naturalized in the Diamond Head area of Oahu, Hawaii, USA.For centuries this sandalwood has been harvested extensively for the fragrant heartwood and medicinal purposes.Fruitswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5187913677/in/photolist-...EtymologyThe generic name Santalum is derived from santalon, the Greek name for sandalwood.The specific epithet album is Latin for white, referring to the white heartwood.