Red sandalwood

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source: Koehler (1887)

The famous red sandalwood (sometimes "red sanders wood") is yielded by Pterocarpus santalinus.

  • As a timber it is equal to the finest of rosewoods and is found in classic Chinese furniture.
  • It is CITES-listed.
  • Its prime use is a dye, used by women in India.
  • It is also used in the construction of the erhu, a Chinese bowed string instrument
  • It is not related to (white) sandalwood
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