
- Hindi
- रक्त चंदन
- Botanical
- Pterocarpus santalinus
- Family
- Fabaceae
About the plant
The red-timbered endemic of the Andhra hills; slow, valuable and heavily poached.
Growing it
Endemic and protected; plant nursery stock and keep the paperwork.
What it is for
Conservation planting; dye and timber by tradition.
How to grow
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- पानी
- Rain-fed
- मौसम
- Jun–Jul
- Grows in
- Garden / ground
- Mature size
- 8–11 m
- First harvest
- Timber from year twenty-five
Endemic and protected; plant nursery stock and keep the paperwork.
Traditional uses
Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.
Traditional knowledge
Conservation planting; dye and timber by tradition.
Scientific evidence
This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.
Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.
Ecological value
Where it grows in India
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a named specialist
- प्रकाशित