How to Identify Santalaceae

Key Identification Features

• The fruit and nut of this plant were featured in a bushfood series of stamps produced by Australia Post.
• The wood of this tree is very fine-grained with little distinct grain pattern, but often has striking colour variation, and was historically used for cabinet work.
• Hawaii became so well known for its sandalwood in China that people in the Macau area called Hawaii "Tan Heung Shan", which translates to "the Sandalwood Mountains".

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