Sandalwood
ಶ್ರೀಗಂಧचंदनசந்தனம்
Santalum album L.
- light
- Full sun
- water
- Little
- tall
- 6.5 m
- wide
- —
Santalaceae
Formerly Santalum myrtifolium, Santalum ovatum, Sirium myrtifolium
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Shrub or treeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Wet tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Jawa to N. AustraliaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from Wikipedia, one source
- Height
- 4.0 m to 9.0 mRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Water
- Little: takes droughtRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- White, orange, redRead from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: spread, coldest it survives, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (10)
- Chinese
- 檀香, 檀香（白檀）, 檀香油
- Simplified Chinese
- 白檀, 檀香, 白旃檀
- Slovenian
- beli santalovec
- Hindi
- चंदन, चन्दन
- Tamil
- சந்தனம்
- Telugu
- చందనము, శ్రీగంధము, శ్రీగంధం
- Kannada
- ಶ್ರೀಗಂಧ
- Marathi
- चंदन
- Bangla
- চন্দন
- Malayalam
- ചന്ദനം
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Santalum album (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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