Showing posts with label Santalaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Santalaceae. Show all posts

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Osyris lanceolata [Syn: Osyris wightiana]

An indigenous shrub or small tree locally abundant in lower dry mountain areas  up to about 1500 m a.s.l.
Flower size - 3 mm across

Thursday, December 21, 2017

සුදු හඳුන් [Sudu Handun]/Sandal Wood (Santalum album)

Native tree or shrub of India. Introduced to Sri Lanka and cultivated for its commercially valuable aromatic Sandalwood. Also escaped and naturalized in some areas. Sandalwood oil, which is widely used in traditional medicine is also extracted from the woods of this tree.