Name: Santalum album Filename:
Santalum_album.JPG Description:
Botanical name : Santalum album Linn.
Family : Santalaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Chandana, Srikhandam
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura, Tikta
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Sandal tree, White sandal tree
Hindi : Safed chandan, Santal
Malayalam : Chandanan
Distribution – In dry deciduous forests in India, especially in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamilnadu districts.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A medium sized evergreen plant grows up to 20 meters in height. Plant is a root parasite. Leaves simple opposite, elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous, entire; flowers brown or purple in terminal and axillary panicle, fruits globose drupes, dark purple when ripe, seeds hard and globose. Heartwood is light yellow colored and scented.