Red sandal tree seeds ( Pterocarpus santalinus )

Red sandal seeds (santalum rubrum) Category :- Timber seeds , Tree seeds Shape:- leaf like Size:- variable Color: – Brown Usage: – Germination (not for oil extraction) Age: -Fresh(less than a year, good for germination) Scientific Name:- Pterocarpus santalinus Origin: – India Packing: -5, 10,20,25,50 (P/P) Availability: – Throughout the year

Details : Common name: Red Sandal Hindi Name: Red Chandan Botanical name: Pterocarpus santalinus Family: Pterocarpus Pterocarpus santalinus, Red Sanders or Red Sandalwood is a species of Pterocarpus native to India.

It is found in south India in Kadapa, Chittoor, mostly in the hilly region of Nepal, in Pakistan and in Sri Lanka. with a trunk 50–150 cm diameter. It is fast-growing when young, reaching 5 m tall in three years even on degraded soils. It is not frost tolerant, being killed by temperatures of −1 °C.

The leaves are alternate, 3–9 cm long, trifoliate with three leaflets. The flowers are produced in short racemes. The fruit is a pod 6–9 cm long containing one or two seeds

USES:

The wood has historically been valued in China, particularly during the Ming and Qing periods, referred to in Chinese as zitan and spelt tzu-t’an by earlier western authors such Gustav Ecke, who introduced classical Chinese furniture to the west. In India, this wood has been traditionally used as a sacred wood. The priests and higher class casts such as Brahmin extensively use this wood on many of their rituals.

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