Pterocarpus santalinus L.f.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Synonym(s) : Lingoum santalinum (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pterocarpus santalinus L.f.
  • Common name : Indian Red wood, Red Sanders, Red sandalwood
  • Vernacular name :
    • Lal chandan, Rakta Chandan (Hindi)
    • Chensandanam, Semmaram, Sivappu chandanam (Tamil)
    • Agarugandhamu, Rakta gandhamu, Yerra Chandanamu, Sanna anapa (Telugu)
    • Raktha Chandan (Oria)
    • Rakthachandanam, Chenchandanam (Malayalam)
    • Raktha chandan (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests, also planted
  • Comments / notes : Restricted growth range and grows typically on dry hills, often rocky ground and on precipitous hill sides up to 1100m. Also cultivated for its valuable timber. Yeilds a red sap from its bark when cut-open which is highly medicinal.
  • Key identification features : Very pretty and valuable moderate sized tree. Bark blackish brown, deeply cleft into rectangular plates. Leaves slightly emarginate. Flowers in racems.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June; Fruit till February.
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : 12/15
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-260
  • Collection Locality : Talupula, Anantapur district
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Nellore district, Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Prakasam district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district, Mordana RF (Vellore district), Tiruvannamalai district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Salem district
    • Jharkhand :
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Endangered (EN)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pterocarpus santalinus. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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