This is our renowned *red sander* tree endemic to Seshachalam range, *Pterocarpus santalinus* , legume family (Fabaceae), the wood is precious, forest department has established several plots of this tree. It is closely related to Vijaysar (Pterocarpus marsupium ) where the number of leaflets more and narrow Regards Dr. Santhan On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 5:13:11 PM UTC+5:30, nawaqif wrote: > > Kindly identify this tree. photographed on the 1st Feb 2014, in the > Seshachalam Hills forest by the Rayachoti-Rajampet road in Andhra Pradesh. > > Tree 6-10 metres tall. rough cracked bark. leaves almost circular shiny > above and lighter green below, about 7-9 cm length. seedpod circular about > 4-5 cm diameter. >
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