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Sandalwood
Botanical name:
Santalum album L
Family:
Santalaceae, the sandalwood family
Synonym:
Santalum verum L. Santalum myrti folium Roxb. Sirium myrtifolium L
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 Sandalwood 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
 The 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.
 For 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.
Sources
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
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