Affirmative, Swamy ji. It is *Pterocarpus santalinus*, the Red Sanders. 'Sandana vengai' சந்தன வேங்கை in Tamil. It is endemic to Andhra Pradesh (Chittoor dt.) and extensively planted by Forest dept. in the forests of TN.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:58 AM, M Swamy <[email protected]> wrote: > Herewith enclosing the photographs of *Pterocarpus santalinus.* A >> medium sized tree. Very rare in Chennai. Perhaps seen only in GNP. Photos >> taken during 2008 in Guindy National park, Chennai. Date not sure. ID >> confirmation requested. >> > > >
