District | HOJAI | BMC Name | UDALI -1 ANCHALIC BMC | Flora Category | Wild Flora | Type of Flora | Tree |
Local Name of Flora | Chandon | Local Language | Dimasa , | Common Name of Flora | Sandalwood | Scientific Name | Santalum album |
Variata | Forma | Sub Species | Flora Variety | ||||
Part Used | Trunk | Uses | Other Details | Sandalwood has a truckload of religious value. Hindus use this in a funeral pyre, a paste of this in worship, sacrifice, as wood for making idols and auspicious ceremonies. Buddhism also has significant use of this twig. |