Sandalwood
Related Category: Plants
name for several fragrant tropical woods, especially for Santalum album, an evergreen partially parasitic tree either native to India or introduced there centuries ago.
Members of the Sandalwood family are parasitic plants that feed off the roots of other plants, but they also have chlorophyll for photosynthesis.
The red sandalwood tree has been planted in Suriname as an ornamental.
The curved pods contain the seeds, which are exposed when these pods curl back.
In the Caribbean, the bright red seeds produced by this tree are known as "Jumbie" beads.
The False Sandalwood of Crete is the produce of Q. abelicea. This wood is of a reddish colour, and has an agreeable perfume. The less valuable oaks furnish excellent charcoal and firewood.
Almug, Red Sandalwood, Red Sandas, Red Sanders, Red Sanderswood, Red Saunders, Red-Sandalwood, Ruby Wood, Sandalwood, Saunderswood
Common Names in French:
Santal Rouge ...
Santalaceae (Sandalwood Family)
Semi-desert, foothills. Meadows, openings. Spring, summer.
Canyonlands National Park, April 7, 2004.
Adenanthera pavonina, Adenanthera gersenii, Adenanthera polita, Corallaria parvifolia (Red Sandalwood, Coral Bean Tree, Saga , Sagaseed Tree, Red-bead Tree, Raktakambal, Kokriki, Family: Caesalpinioideae / Caesalpiniaceae) ...
Family: Santalaceae, Sandalwood
Genus: Comandra
Description
General: hairless, rhizomatous perennial herb, parasitic on
the roots of various plants. Stems usually clustered, 5-30
cm tall, erect, from shallow to deep-seated rhizomes.
The distillations yields several grades of essences: Addition of sandalwood results in a product called attar kewra which is the common grade in perfumery; the pure, rather costly essential oil is known as ruh kewra.
Index- plants in this Family
Santalaceae / Sandalwood Bastard Toadflax (Comandra umbellata)
Bastard Toadflax is also known as False Toadflax. ...
Heart-leaved houttuynia is a creeping herb with fleshy stems and a scent that has been described as lemon, sandalwood, coriander or raw fish.
Detail of an illustration of Houttuynia cordata (Image: RBG Kew)
Species Information ...
1/2 cup lavender flowers/carnation petals 1 cup oak moss 1 cup rosemary leaves 1 cup dried rose petals 1 cup juniper berries 1/2 cup sandalwood chips 1 Tablespoon dried lemon peel 1 Tablespoon dried orange peel ** 2 Tablespoon orris root chips ...
Aromatic oils of cinnamon, cloves, lavender, lemon, rose, and sandalwood are the ones most often used.
Store the mixture in a dark, cool place in an airtight container, stirring or shaking often. Test the scents periodically.
Glycine betaines are rather commonly accumulated in Convolvulaceae (Rhodes & Hanson 1993), perhaps surprising since it is not a family of halophytes. Wood fluorescence occurs, but not often. Humbertia has hard wood with the odor of sandalwood.
 See also: India, May, Green, Orange, Rose
  
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