✿Santalaceae · Santalum
Sandal / Sandalwood Tree
Santalum album
Also known as White Sandal Tree
TreeMedicinal
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Santalum album
- Genus
- Santalum
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Foothills of dry deciduous forests and also in homesteads
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Santalaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चन्दन Chandan, संदल Sandal, chandan
- Nepali
- श्रीखण्ड Shreekhand, श्रीखण्ड
- Bengali
- চন্দন Chandan, চন্দন
- Tamil
- சந்தனம் Chandanam, சந்தனம்
- Telugu
- శ్రీగంధం Srigandham, శ్రీగంధం, చందనము
- Kannada
- ಚಂದನ Chandana, ಗಂಧ Gandha, ಶ್ರೀಗಂಧ Srigandha
- Malayalam
- ചന്ദനം Chandanam, ചന്ദനം, Santalum album
- Marathi
- चंदन Chandan, श्रीखंड Shrikhand, चंदन
- Sinhala
- සුදු හඳුන්
About Sandal
Sandalwood Tree (Santalum album) is a tree belonging to the Santalaceae family (Sandalwood Family). It is typically found in foothills of dry deciduous forests and also in homesteads. It is native to India. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Vulnerable (VU).
Botanical family
Santalaceae
Sandalwood Family
Sandal belongs to the Santalaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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