Description

The genus Santalum belongs to the family Santalaceae and consists of 15 extant species. It is a slowgrowing, hemiparasitic tree distributed throughout tropical and temperate regions of India, Indonesia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Sandalwood is known to have cardiotonic, diuretic, diaphoretic, expectorant, aphrodisiac, hemostatic, anodyne, and antipyretic properties.

Scientific classitication

Family: Santalaceae

Genus: Santalum

Common Name

Tan Xiang

Reference

Mahesh, H. B., Subba, P., Advani, J., Shirke, M. D., Loganathan, R. M., Chandana, S. L., ... & Gowda, M. (2018). Multi-omics driven assembly and annotation of the sandalwood (Santalum album) genome. Plant physiology, 176(4), 2772-2788.

Reference

Dasgupta, M. G., Ulaganathan, K., Dev, S. A., & Balakrishnan, S. (2019). Draft genome of Santalum album L. provides genomic resources for accelerated trait improvement. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 15(3), 34.