Santalum album L. Main specimen
Santalaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Santalum album
  • Author :

    Linnaeus, Carl von (1753)

  • Family : Santalaceae
  • English names : Sandalwood
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Hindi : Chandan, sandal
    Kannada : Bavanna
    Malayalam : Chandanam, chandana mutti
    Marathi : Gandhachakoda
    Sanskrit : Candanah, chandana
    Tamil : Sandhanam
    Telugu : Chandanamu

  • Synonyms :

    Sirium myrtifolium L.
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    - Santalum : From the Greek santalon "sandalwood tree", the Arabic and Persian shandal or the Sanskrit chandana meaning "fragrant".
    - Album : From the Latin albus "white-coloured".