Thursday, March 13, 2008

Sandalwood tree

Various types of trees, which gives wood paint (blue, black or red), or is at hand. That is: 1) Haematoxylon Campechianum L., kampeshevoe tree; 2) Pterocarpus santallnus L., a tree falling to seven. motylkovyh; grows wild in the eastern parts of tropical Asia, and in Ceylon.

Wood him in as red or Gail kaliaturovogo wood, the paint goes on and on the hand, it contains little aromatichno and santolin, santalovuyu acid, and santal pterokarpin.

A tree that reaches a height of 6-8 metres, he serovoylochnye branches, leaves cirrus; podoskami yellow with red flowers are single, axillary or brush, a 10-rakers, nine threads in the metal tubes; beans rounded, smooth. 3) Santalum album L. - seven from the tree. santalovyh, growing in the wild and Ostindii Malayskih o-wah.

Yellow or yellowish-pink, fragrant wood him in the name of white or yellow Gail, is used in perfumery, in a carpentry case and in medicine.

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