Species
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Santalum
album L. |
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Synonyms |
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Family |
Santalaceae |
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Vernacular Name |
Chandan, Safed chandan,
Veer chandan, Shrikhand |
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Trade Name |
Shwet chandan, Sandal
wood, Sungandhi chandan |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Tree |
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Forest Type Microhabitat |
Moist & Dry
deciduous, Scrub ---- |
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Original Global distribution |
Peninsular India |
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Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Throughout Maharashtra |
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Elevation |
50 – 800 meters |
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Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
> 20,000 km2 |
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Area of Occupancy (AOO) |
> 2000 km2 |
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No. of locations |
> 10 |
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Generation time |
30 years |
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Population trends - % decline |
> 50 % |
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Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
3 generations |
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Population distribution |
Fragmented |
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Data Quality |
General field studies
& Literature |
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Recent field studies |
Bapat (1990-2000) Entire
Maharashtra, Palekar (2000) Raigad, Mahajan (1990-2000) Pune city, Kshirsagar
(1995-2000) Satara, Pune |
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Threats |
L – Habitat loss, Hm –
Harvest for medicine, Ht – Harvest for timber, T- Trade (illegal), Sf – Fire,
D – Spike Disease |
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Other comments |
Mycoplasma, a fungal
disinfection is common. Natural regeneration
depends on host availability. |
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Status: IUCN |
EN -
Endangered |
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Criteria based on |
A 2 c, d |
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CITES |
Yes |
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Presence in Protected Areas |
Yes |
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Research Recommendations |
O – Ex situ propagation
|
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Management Recommendations |
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 2 Least difficult |
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Sources |
Flora of Maharashtra,
M.R. Almeida Flora of Maharashtra,
N.P.Singh & S. Karthikeyan Flora of Raigad, M.J.
Kothari & S.Moorthy Flora of Mahabalehwar,
S. Deshpande & B.D. Sharma Flora of Khandala,
Fr.Santapau Flora of Bombay
Presidency, Cooke Dyavyagunavidynanum,
Sharma |
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Compilers |
Adhikari
S., Almeida M., Bapat A., Chinchnikar G., Dandekar S, Deokule S., Jagtap A.,
Jagtap S., Mali S., Nesari T., Palekar R., Pardesi, Tetali P., Udayan P.,
Vaidya |