Santalum spp. (red-flowering species on Oahu)

Description:

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/