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Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Pterocarpus santalinus L.f.
Family	Leguminosae
Identified with (Skt)	raktacandana, raktasāra
Identified with (Hin)	lālcandan, raktacandan
Identified with (Tam)	civappuccantaṉam
Identified with (Mal)	raktacandanam, ceñcandanam
Identified with (Eng)	Red sanders, Red sandalwood, Ruby wood
Botanical info	A deciduous tree up to 11 m high growing in Cuddapah district in Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas of Tamilnadu and Karnataka up to 900m, dark purple heartwood, leaves compound, flowers yellow, fruits pods, gradually narrowed into a short stalk, winged, seeds reddish brown
Search occurrence	raktacandana, raktasāra, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 861) raktacandana n. red sandal, Bhpr.; Caesalpina Sappan ib.; saffron, L. [861,3] Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 862) raktasāra, mfn. whose essence is blood, having a sanguinary nature, VarBṛS.; m. a species of plant, Suśr. (= amla-vetasa or rakta-kadhira, L.); n. red sandal or Caesalpina Sappan, Bhpr. Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 1445) civappuccantaṉam: Red sanders

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