Botanical Name : Pterocarpus santalinus

Common Name : Red Sanders, Red Sandalwood,

Regional Name (Indian Names) : Telugu:raktachandana,Tamil: ciwappuchchandanam

Light Requirements : Sun growing, Semi shade

Watering requirements : Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily Grown For : Stems or Timber

Flowering Season : March, April, May

Foliage Colour : Green

Plant height or Form : More than 12 meters

More Information about Red Sandalwood Seeds from Wikipedia :

Pterocarpus santalinus ,Red Sanders or Red Sandalwood) is a species of Pterocarpus native to India.

The wood has historically been valued in China, particularly during the Ming and Qing periods, referred to in Chinese as zitan and spelt tzu-t'an by earlier western authors such Gustav Ecke, who introduced classical Chinese furniture to the west.^[4] It has been one of the most prized woods for millennia. King Solomon was given tribute logs of Almug in Sanskrit valgu, valgum by the Queen of Sheba[8]Due to its slow growth and rarity, furniture made from zitan is difficult to find and can be expensive.[8] Between the 17th and 19th centuries in China the rarity of this wood led to the reservation of zitan furniture for the Qing dynasty imperial household. Chandan, the Indian word for Red Sandalwood which is Tzu-t’an, are linked by etymology. The word tan in Chinese is a perfect homonym of “tan”, meaning cinnabar, vermillion and the cognition is suggested by the interchange of chan for oriflamme, the vermilion ensign of the ancients. Chinese traders would have been familiar with Chandan. Tzu-t’an then is the ancient Chinese interpretation for the Indian word chandan for red sandalwood.

In Hinduism, this wood has been traditionally used as a sacred wood. The priests and higher class casts such as brahamin extensively use this wood on many of their rituals.

The other form of zitan is from the species Dalbergia luovelii, Dalbergia maritima, and Dalbergia normandi, all similar species named in trade as bois de rose or violet rosewood which when cut are bright crimson purple changing to dark purple again. It has a fragrant scent when worked.[4]