Santalaceae
Forest sandalwood
Santalum freycinetianum
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Genus
- Santalum
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Forest sandalwood, Lanai sandalwood, Sandalwood, Freycinet sandalwood
- Hawaiian
- Aahi, Aoa, Iliahi, Laau ala, Lāʻau ʻala, Wahie ala, Wahie ʻala, ʻAoa
Synonyms
- Santalum longifolium Meurisse
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Forest sandalwood: [syn. Santalum freycinetianum var. freycinetianum] ʻIliahi or Forest sandalwood Santalaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) Oʻahu (Cultivated); sma](/plants/santalum-freycinetianum/photos/5fa6b4a31ccd5cb6-l.webp)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Forest sandalwood: [syn. Santalum freycinetianum var. freycinetianum] ʻIliahi or Forest sandalwood Santalaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) ʻAiea Loop Trail, Oʻahu](/plants/santalum-freycinetianum/photos/41d435c6fc0cc472-l.webp)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Forest sandalwood: [syn. Santalum freycinetianum var. freycinetianum] ʻIliahi or Forest sandalwood Santalaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) ʻAiea Loop Trail, Oʻahu](/plants/santalum-freycinetianum/photos/bd349d01b6461fd0-l.webp)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Forest sandalwood: [syn. Santalum freycinetianum var. freycinetianum] ʻIliahi or Forest sandalwood Santalaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) North Halawa Valley, Oʻ](/plants/santalum-freycinetianum/photos/6d9a0e0d1baa2589-l.webp)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Forest sandalwood: [syn. Santalum freycinetianum var. freycinetianum] ʻIliahi or Forest sandalwood Santalaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) ʻAiea Loop Trail, Oʻahu](/plants/santalum-freycinetianum/photos/608f6c08f1b92a58-l.webp)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Forest sandalwood: [syn. Santalum freycinetianum var. freycinetianum] ʻIliahi or Forest sandalwood Santalaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) ʻAiea Loop Trail, Oʻahu](/plants/santalum-freycinetianum/photos/f3f68300cc0b5cf7-l.webp)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Forest sandalwood: [syn. Santalum freycinetianum var. freycinetianum] ʻIliahi or Forest sandalwood Santalaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) ʻAiea Loop Trail, Oʻahu](/plants/santalum-freycinetianum/photos/ee72d87422a9a54d-l.webp)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Forest sandalwood: [syn. Santalum freycinetianum var. freycinetianum] ʻIliahi or Forest sandalwood Santalaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) North Halawa Valley, Oʻ](/plants/santalum-freycinetianum/photos/31192942cf94f608-l.webp)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Forest sandalwood: [syn. Santalum freycinetianum var. freycinetianum] ʻIliahi or Forest sandalwood Santalaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) ʻAiea Loop Trail, Oʻahu](/plants/santalum-freycinetianum/photos/643525dd5f3e19e3-l.webp)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Forest sandalwood: [syn. Santalum freycinetianum var. freycinetianum] ʻIliahi or Forest sandalwood Santalaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oʻahu only) Kalauao Trail, Oʻahu NP](/plants/santalum-freycinetianum/photos/319d98f811dd143a-l.webp)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.