| Scientific Name | Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. |
| Trade Name | Red sanders |
| Local Name | Rakthachandanam |
| Family | Leguminosae |
| Tree Size | Moderate |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 10 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 35 |
| Tree Distribution | Gregariously on the dry hill slopes of the Eastern Ghats. Endemic to Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Sharply demarcated |
| Sapwood Colour | Yellowish white |
| Heartwood Colour | Dark orange red |
| Hardness | Hard to very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.96 |
| Weight | Very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 1121 |
| Texture | Fine textured |
| Grain | Interlocked to wavy grain |
| Growth Rings | Indistinct or barely visible even under the hand lens |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Large to small |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary and in radial multiples of two to three |
| Vessel Diameter | 70 - 320 190 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 165 - 360 360 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | |
| Pit Size | Small ( 4-7 µm),vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Alternate and pits smaller |
| Ray Nature | Fine to very fine, closely spaced and uniformly distributed |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | Storied, one to two seriate,usually uniseriate,homogeneous type. Body of ray made up of procumbent cells |
| Ray Number | 13 - 16 |
| Ray Height | 140 - 215 160 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin to thick walled,non-septate with simple pits |
| Fiber Length | |
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) | 1251.3 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) | 127300 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) | 1306.4 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) | 135200 |
| Uses | Red sanders has two varieties: one with wavy grain is called as quality wood which is exported to Japan for musical instrument called shamisen and the other without wavy grain is called as non-quality wood which is popular wood for carving idols, toys, ornamental house posts agricultural implements, spot goods, tool handles and picture frames. Powder and chips are used for the manufacture of days and medicines, bentwood articles, joinery & interior fittings, shafts and boxes |
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