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Pterocarpus santalinus, with the common names red sanders, red saunders, Yerra Chandanam, Chenchandanam, red sandalwood, Rakta Chandana, and rakto chandon, is a species of Pterocarpus endemic to the southern Eastern Ghats mountain range of South India.
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Jun 20, 2018 · Pterocarpus santalinus L. f. (Fabaceae; red sanders) is prized for its wood whose colour and fragrance is due to the presence of santalins that have pharmaceutical and industrial uses. Red sanders is listed as an endangered plant species on the IUCN red data list as a result of the exploitation of its wood and essential oil.
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One such plant is Pterocarpus santalinus, which is widely used for the treatment of various ailments due to its extensive medicinal properties. P. santalinus is a small-to-medium–sized deciduous tree belonging to the Fabaceae family.
The Pterocarpus species is distributed in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. It occurs gregariously in patches in tropical dry deciduous forests, towards south eastern Ghats. Pterocarpus santalinus - tree. Climate and soil. Well-drained red soils with gravelled loam are suitable for the cultivation of lal chandan species.
Pterocarpus santalinus is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree with a rather dense, rounded crown; growing from 10 - 20 metres tall [ 418. ]. A relatively slow-growing tree, it usually has an erect bole with a diameter of 30 - 50cm [ 418. ].
Pterocarpus is a pantropical genus of trees in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae.
Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. First published in Suppl. Pl.: 318 (1782) This species is accepted. The native range of this species is S. India. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. Taxonomy. Images. General information. Distribution. Synonyms. Classification. Publications. Other data. Distribution. KBD. Native to:
Jan 19, 2021 · Pterocarpus santalinus Linn. (family Fabaceae), commonly known as Raktachandan or red sandalwood in India, is a rare plant, principally found in the southern part of India. The plant is described Ayurveda for multipurpose biological activities like anti-diabetic,...
…from the reddish-coloured wood of Pterocarpus santalinus, a Southeast Asian tree of the pea family (Fabaceae). This species may have been the source of the sandalwood used in King Solomon’s Temple.
Pterocarpus santalinus is an Indian endemic tree species, commonly known as Red Sandalwood or Red Sanders. It has a restricted geographic range in the Eastern Ghats where the species is endemic to a distinct tract of forest in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The species is estimated to have an extent of
