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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.
Pterocarpus is a pantropical tree genus in the Fabaceae family. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae , and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae .
Plant Profile. Pterocarpus santalinus. Therapeutic uses. The heartwood of red sanders is used as an astringent and tonic, and is bitter, sweet, cooling, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and febrifuge. Its decoction is given in chronic dysentery.
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.
Mar 26, 2011 · This is our renowned red sander tree endemic to Seshachalam range, Pterocarpus santalinus, legume family (Fabaceae), the wood is precious, forest department has established several plots of this tree.
Apr 27, 2019 · 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.
Jul 20, 2022 · Pterocarpus santalinus is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree with a rather dense, rounded crown; growing from 10 - 20 metres tall
A study on the density, population structure and regeneration of Red Sanders Pterocarpus santalinus (Fabales: Fabaceae) in a protected natural habitat - Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India
Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. Pterocarpus santalinus. First published in Suppl. Pl.: 318 (1782) The native range of this species is S. India. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
…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.
