Red Sandal Wood or Red sanders are one of the most valuable tree species in Indian forestry. The botanical name of the red sandalwood is ‘Petro Carpus Santa Linus’. It is an important export product that is highly traded illegally in the international market. It provides significant cash incomes and adds considerable value to the national economy. This wood is highly expensive and used in not only medicinal purposes, but also in various industrial uses, and thus being over exploited from their natural habitates. These trees are naturally growing in the forest and since there is no systematic cultivation, at the face of increased exploitation, Red sandalwood has become an endangered species in the country. A prohibited item for export, red sanders is a banned item in the list of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This paper highlights the red sandal wood and its uses and also deals about how the smugglers were exploited wood from forest and recent incidents and controlling measures are discussed.

Author Name: V.Raj Mahammadh

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Keywords: Red Sandal Wood, Petro Carpus Santa Linus, Endangered, Exploitation, Smuggling etc.

ISSN: 2349-0187

EISSN: 2347-9671

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