Sandalwood is the name of a class of fragrant woods from trees in the genus Santalum or Santalacea. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwood are medium sized hemiparasitic trees, and part of the same botanical family as European mistletoe. Notable members of this group are Indian Sandalwood (Santalum Album), African Sandalwood (Osyris Santalacea) Australian Sandalwood (Santalum Spicatum)