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Botanical Name: |
Santalum
album
L.
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| Common Name: |
| Chanda, Chandal, Sandal (Hindi); Gandha, Gandala (Kannada); Srigandam (Tamil); Santagu (Burma) |
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| Origin: |
| Indigenous |
| Distribution: |
| Dry region of South India, in Mysore, Coorg, S. Maharashtra,the hills of the Western Ghats, Nilgiris and Coimbatore. |
| Description: |
| Height of the evergreen tree is 4 and 9 metres. The reddish or brown bark can be almost black and is smooth in young trees, becoming cracked with a red reveal. The heartwood is pale green to white as the common name indicates. The leaves are thin, opposite and ovate to lanceolate in shape. Glabrous surface is shiny and bright green, with a glaucous pale reverse. Fruit is produced after three years, viable seeds after five. |
| Wood Properties: |
| Heartwood is light coloured and generally contain 3 to 6 percent oil and brown and dark brown once upto 2.5 percent. |
| Durability: |
| The heartwood is rated as extremely durable. The wood is moderately refractory to air-seasoning. Sapwood is reported as treatable using boric acid diffusion process. |
| Uses: |
| S.album has been the primary source of sandalwood and the derived oil. These often hold an important place within the social culture of the distribution range. The high value of the plant has led to attempts at cultivation, this has increased the distribution range of the plant. The long maturation period and difficulty in cultivation have been restrictive to extensive planting within the range. Harvest of the tree involves several curing and processing stages, also adding to the commercial value. |
| Wood Infesting Insects: ( Click any one Wood Infesting Insect to view details) |
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Odontotermes
brunneus
Hagen
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Nipaecoccus
viridus
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Capnolymma
cingalensis
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Blepephaenus
modicus
Gahan
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xyrachis
tarandus
Fabricius
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Chlorophorus
patricius
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| Reference: |
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| http://www.catalogueoflife.org |
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| Gamble,J.S. 1972. A Manual of Indian Timbers,Prashant Gahlot at Valley Offset Printers and Publishers,Dehra Dun. |
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| Troup,R.S.1986.Indian Woods and their uses Soni Reprints Agency,Delhi. |
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