| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Santalaceae |
| Synonym | Osyris quadripartita Salzn.ex Decne. |
| Synonym_2 | Osyris arborea Wall .ex. A.DC |
| Local Name | Vellachandanam |
| Local Name 2 | Pulluruvi |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Medium sized trees, bark surface brownish-grey; blaze yellowish-green; bole smooth. Leaves compound, 2-3 pinnate, pinnae 5-9; imparipinnate, opposite; rachis 60-100 cm, stout, glabrous; leaflets 3-5 in each pinnae, opposite; petiolule 3-20 mm, glabrous, slender; lamina 7.5-15 x 4-9 cm, ovate; base cordate, oblique or truncate; apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, chartaceous; lateral nerves, 4-6 pairs, pinnate, prominent, flowers bisexual, reddish-purple outside, pinkish-yellow within, racemes to 30-50 cm long; fruit a capsule 40-75 x 5-8 cm, 2 valved, tapering at both end; seeds 5-6 cm long, winged all around except at base. |