CONTENTS:1. Taxonomy2. Introduction3. Origin and geographical distribution4. Botanical description5. Biology6. Cytogenetics (Diploid Karyotype) (Polyploid Karyotype)7. Scope in Pakistan8. Problems9. Products10. Services11. UsesSANDALWOODKingdom:PlantaeOrder:SantalalesGenus:SantalumSpecies:album, spicatum,paniculatum etc.Family:SantalaceaeChromosome no.2n=2x=202n=4x=40Other names:Fragrant sandalwood, Indian sandalwood, Australian sandalwood, White Saunders , Yellow SaundersExtraction:Steam DistillationINTRODUCTION:Sandalwood is famous for its fragrance. Its tree has aromatic woods. There are twenty-five species of Santalum in the world. Santalum album (Indian sandalwood) and Santalum spicatum (Australian sandalwood) are the most important species of the genus santalum.GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTIONCentre of origin:Santalum album - IndiaSantalum spicatum - AustraliaOther countries:Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri-lanka, Hawaii and Pacific Islands .Santalum album YOUNG SEEDS OF SAPLINGSBOTANIQUE DESCRIPTION:Santalum album is an evergreen tree. It grows up to 4 m in Australia, but in India it grows taller and gains height up to 20 m and width up to 2.4 m. Its bark has different colors like dark brown, reddish, dark gray or blackish and it is smooth in young trees but rough in older trees.Medicinal parts:The medicinal parts are the oil extracted from the wood of the trunk , the heartwood stripped of sapwood and bark and dried wood.Flower and fruit:Flower R...... middle of paper ......croppingUSES OF SANDALWOOD1. Urinary tract infections.2. Chnies use sandalwood to relieve vomiting from chest pain.3. Used to clean the skin of blackheads and spots.4. Aromapathy5. Soap and perfume industry.6. In Sufi tradition, sandalwood paste is applied to the tomb of Sufis.7. Chess pieces8. Incense powder or agarbati.9. Fever, cough, skin diseases.10. Twigs for burning purposes. REFERENCES: o Bhattacharjee SK, 1998, Handbook of MEDICINAL PLANTS, Pointer Publisher Jaipur, India. o PDR for Herbal Medicines (Fourth Edition) o Evans WC 1934, Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy, WB Saunders Company Limited 1996, Harcourt Publishers Limited 1999, Harcourt Publishers Limited 2002, Elsevier Science Limited 2002.o Santalum album_pdfwww.caryologia.unifi.it/ past_volumes/63_2/1573.pdfwww.essentialoils.co.za/essential-oils/sandalwood.htm