Ballot (Exocarpos cupressiformis Lab.): flowering and fruiting stem with floral segments. Engraving, c.1798, after P. J. Redouté and J. Piron.

Sandalwood (Santalum album): flowering and fruiting stem. Chromolithograph by Leighton Brothers, c. 1887, after I. Sinclair.

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Santalaceae

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Ballot (Exocarpos cupressiformis Lab.): flowering and fruiting stem with floral segments. Engraving, c.1798, after P. J. Redouté and J. Piron.

Sandalwood (Santalum album): flowering and fruiting stem. Chromolithograph by Leighton Brothers, c. 1887, after I. Sinclair.