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Sandal as Plant
This sandal smelling good, this is Sandalwood a kind of scented plant, usually used for perfume and carving for indoor interior, the leaves and the wood has aromatic therapy scent, but nowadays this tree almost hard to find.
   
 

Sandalwood

 
Botanical name: Santalum album L
Family: Santalaceae, the sandalwood family

Synonym :
Santalum verum L. Santalum myrti folium Roxb. Sirium myrtifolium L

 
 

History

  sandalwood chipsSandalwood is a name of tree wood species from Santalum gender, from 12 to 15 meters in height, with rough and gray skin color, the leaves fall off easily. Grow in hot and dry soil, especially chalked soil.
This wood applied as mace, material incensed, aromatherapy, and perfume. The good wood can keep its aroma during centuries.
Sandalwood is considered as the alternative medicines to bring people closer to God. Sandalwood basic oil, which is very expensive in its pure form, is applied especially for Ayurvedik healing, and disappear the worried.
India and Indonesia are the two major producers and exporters, although it is not known exactly how much is exported or is used within the country of origin because much of the trade remains unrecorded. The United States and France are the two largest importers
 

 

 
 

Sandalwood in India

  sandalwood hand fanThe Indian sandalwood tree has become endangered in recent years, and in an attempt to curb its possible extinction the Indian government is trying to limit the exportation of sandalwood.
The tree is already government controlled, and removal is prohibited whether on private or temple grounds until the tree is thirty years old. This has not stopped many poachers from cutting trees down as soon as authorities are not watching. Smuggling of sandalwood has created socio-economic and law and order problems in areas bordering the state of Tamil Nadu.

 

 
 

Sandalwood in Indonesia

  sandalwood soapFor centuries, Timor Island is an area that has exported the biggest sandalwood and aloe wood in Indonesia. But today, the existing of both types of the woods is difficult to find in this island. In this case, the local government of Alor regency has promoted the cultivation of sandalwood and aloe wood in Alor mountain area. Both of these wood types are also found in forests. Sandalwood and aloe wood from Alor have never exported in big scale as in Timor. Sandalwood age must 50 years in order to be able made as commodity export.  

 

 
   

 

Links

  http://www.plantcultures.org/plants/sandalwood_landing.html
http://www.iptek.net.id/ind/pd_tanobat/view.php?mnu=2&id=284
http://cendanacraft.com/front/index.php
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/sandalwd.htm
http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/31852/all
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandal_wood
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cendana
http://www.chaarana.org/recent2.html
 
 
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