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What is the common name of santalum album?
sandalwood
Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Report
| Synonym(s): | |
| Common Name(s): | sandalwood [English] |
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| Current Standing: | accepted |
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Is santalum album a parasite?
The partial root parasite is the Santalum album which has the capability to photosynthesize its own food while it taps the roots for water and inorganic nutrients of other species. The sandalwood tree is considered as a partial root parasite because it completes its nutritional requirements from the other plants.
Is Sandalwood an epiphyte?
Furthermore, although Santalum trees photosynthesize on their own, the trees are hemiparasitic, with roots that seek out and tap the root systems of surrounding trees for water and nutrients.
What is the scientific name of sandalwood?
Santalum album
Indian sandalwood/Scientific names
Why is growing sandalwood illegal?
It is not illegal to grow sandalwood trees in India. Government declared growing sandalwood tree illegal due to rise in smuggling and exporting of sandalwood in recent years. However, planting of sandalwood is legal in India but plantation activities are undertaken by governments departments.
Which wood is known as Chandan?
| Santalum album | |
|---|---|
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Santalum |
| Species: | S. album |
| Binomial name |
Why santalum is partial parasite?
Santalum album is a partial root parasite because it photosynthesizes its food, but taps the roots of other species for water and inorganic nutrients, so it depends only partially on the host. It grows on the roots of Dalbergia, Eucalyptus, and Albizzia.
Is sandal tree a parasite?
Sandalwood is a parasitic plant deriving its nutritional requirement from other plants. It has modified roots called haustoria which penetrate host plants and draw nutrition from them. At present, sandal trees and host plants are grown alongside each other in the same pit.
What is the price of sandalwood per kg?
Cost of sandalwood ranges from Rs. 12000 to Rs. 16000 per kg even in Khadhi shops and govt stores.
Is red sandalwood A parasite?
Why is red sandalwood illegal?
The bark contains tannin, which is used for dye. Because S. album is highly valued in India and uncontrolled harvesting have cause populations to dwindle in recent years, India has imposed an export ban on Sandalwood and instated conservation measures to protect the species in the country.
Which country is the largest producer of sandalwood?
India contributes 90 per cent of the sandalwood oil production in the world.