''Osyris lanceolata'', also known as African sandalwood or Camwood, is used for its scented wood and to extract essential oil. The hemi-parasitic plant is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe and east Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda; northwest Africa; the southern half of the

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and

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. It grows in rocky areas or along the margins of dry forest, but is usually not abundant in any one place. The wood is

overexploited Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns. Continued overexploitation can lead to the destruction of the resource, as it will be unable to replenish. The term ap ...

in parts of its range despite legal protection.

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''Osyris lanceolata'' Hochst. & Steud. ex A. DC., Flora of Zimbabwe
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