| Scientific Name | Santalum album Linn. |
| Trade Name | Sandalwood |
| Local Name | Chandanam |
| Family | Santalaceae |
| Tree Size | Small |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 7 - 10 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 15 - 25 |
| Tree Distribution | Mainly in South Indian states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu,Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.Occasional in Southern dry mixed deciduous forests in Marayur |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | Whitish |
| Heartwood Colour | Yellowish |
| Hardness | Hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.96 |
| Weight | Heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 945 |
| Texture | Fine textured |
| Grain | Straight to slightly wavy grain |
| Growth Rings | Distinct |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Small to very small |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary |
| Vessel Diameter | 55 - 70 60 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 300 - 480 480 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Polygonal |
| Pit Size | Medium (6-9 µm),non-vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Alternate and polygonal,sometimes with much reduced border |
| Ray Nature | Fine to very fine, numerous and closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | 1-12cells seriate, heterogeneous type-lll .Body of ray made up of procumbent cells with one or two marginal rows of square cells |
| Ray Number | 6 - 9 |
| Ray Height | 200 - 420 295 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin to thick walled,non-septate; bordered pits on radial and tangential walls |
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| Uses | Extraction of essential oil and carving. The oil is used in perfumery both in India and Europe, for medicines for scenting inferior woods used in carving, for scenting cigarette box linings, making cast marks in China for scenting coffins, chess, discus & carom droughts, joinery & interior fittings, boxes, combs and picture frames |
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