Oʻahu ʻIliahi

Santalum freycinetianum, the forest sandalwood, ʻIliahi, Lanai sandalwood, or Freycinet sandalwood, is a species of flowering tree in the family Santalaceae, that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Its binomial name commemorates Henri Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet, a 19th-century French explorer. ʻIliahi inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests on Oʻahu, at elevations of 400–650 m (1,310–2,130 ft). It grows in areas that receive 500–3,800 mm (20–150 in) of annual rainfall. Like other members of its genus, ʻiliahi is a root hemi-parasite, deriving some of its nutrients from the host plant; common hosts include koa (Acacia koa), koaiʻa (Acacia koaia), and ʻaʻaliʻi (Dodonaea viscosa).

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