Santalum ellipticum var. luteum
Santalum freycinetianum var. latifolium
Santalum latifolium
Santalum paniculatum var. chartaceum
Santalum pilgeri
Santalum pilgeri var. luteum

Common Names:
mountain sandalwood

Hawaiian Name - `Iliahi

Classification:

Santalum paniculatum Hook. & Arn.
Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae - Sandalwood family
Genus: Santalum L. - sandalwood
Species: Santalum paniculatum Hook. & Arn. - mountain sandalwood
(USDA Plant database 2006)

The upper leaf surface is shiny and the lower surface glaucous (covered with a powdery coat)and they are oppositely arranged along the twigs. The flowers are sweet smelling and usually clustered at the ends of the branches. The corolla (tube of fused petals) is green in the bud, turning brown or orange to salmon after opening. Each flower is between 4 to 8 mm long and contains both male and female reproductive parts. The ovary sits below the corolla and develops into a single seeded fleshy fruit. The mature fruits are black to purple and about 1 cm long.

(Wagner, W. L., Herbst, D. R., Sohmer, S. H. 1990. Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai`i)

paniculatum var. paniculatum and S. paniculatum var. pilgeri. This species grows in dry woodlands to wet forests at elevations between 450 to 2,500 meters.
(Wagner, W. L., Herbst, D. R., Sohmer, S. H. 1990. Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai`i)

(Chun, M. N. 1994. Native Hawaiian Medicine)

** The information provided above is not intended to be used as a guide for treatment of medical conditions using plants.

over-harvested for the commercial export of their fragrant heartwood. Due to the slow growth of these trees and continued human disturbance, this species is uncommon in the native forests of Hawai`i.