Osyris lanceolata
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Osyris lanceolata is the African Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Sandalwood is the name of a class of fragrant woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and unlike many other aromatic woods they retain their fragrance for decades. As well as using the harvested and cut wood in-situ, essential oils are also extracted...

, used for its scented wood and to extract essential oil. The species is found in Algiers, Zimbabwe, Widespread in all East African Countries (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda etc) but not usually abundant in any one place. It is a hemi-parasitic plant.
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