Myoporum sandwicense
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Myoporum sandwicense, Gray. Bastard Sandalwood, from the sandalwood odor of the wood. Naio. "A very handsome tree which reaches a considerable size (Rock): lvs. crowded toward the ends of the branches, alternate, elliptic-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, fleshy when growing at the seacoast or low elevations, to 6 in. long, entire or serrate, the young ones viscous: fls. white or deep pink, in clusters of 5-8: drupe dry or somewhat fleshy, globose or ovate, white. Hawaiian Isls.; offered in S. Calif.—"Its thick bark is of a dark gray color and deeply irregularly corrugated." Sold as a substitute for sandalwood.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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