Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Santalum album, L.
Family Name	Santalaceae
Common Name	white or East Indian sandalwood.
Tamil Name	சந்தன மரம்
Life Form	Tree
Distribution	South Asia in the southern Deccan.
Botanical Distribution	Habit: evergreen tree . Leaves: The leaves are thin, opposite and ovate to lanceolate in shape. Glabrous . Flower: Brownish-purple, limb of 4 valvet triangular-segments, stamens 4, exserted. Calyx:small, cup-shaped, 1-2 mm long, lobes 4-5, triangular, calyx united at the base. Corolla:tubular, 3-4mm long, 4-5 lobes, corolla tube slender with a swollen base, corolla white or cream coloured often with a yellowish or greenish tint. Fruit: Drupes globose, purple-black, endocarp hard ribbed.
Flowering and Fruiting	December – April
Key Compounds	fatty acids, sesquiterpene, sesquiterpene alcohols, other terpenes, amino acids flavonoids, minerals, tannins, aldehydes, esters, squalene, and vitamin E
Medicinal Use	antiseptic and astringent, headache, stomachache, urinary and genital disorders.eruptive skin diseases.
At the Campus	Front of Chemistry Department