Santalaceæ

Santalaceæ, a natural order of exogenous plants, mostly trees and shrubs. The leaves are undivided, sometimes minute. There are about 110 known species, natives of various parts of the world, the European and most of the North American species being obscure weeds, whilst the trees of the order occur chiefly in the East Indies, New Holland, and the South Sea Islands. Sandalwood (q.v.) is the produce of plants of this order. The leaves of Osyris nepalensis are used for tea. Some species are used in medicine in their native countries. Fusanus acuminatus is the Quandang Nut of New Holland. Its taste and qualities resemble those of Sweet Almonds, as do also those of the seed of the Cervantesia tomentosa of Peru. Pyricularia oleifera, the Buffalo Tree or Oil Nut, has a large seed, from which, in the southern states of America, oil is obtained.