Tan, Sanskrit means charity. Because of its hard wood, eternal fragrance, colorful and changeable, immortal and can ward off evil spirits, it is also called holy sandalwood.
Big tree, 20~27m high and 0.5~0.8m in diameter. There are 100 species in this genus, which are distributed in tropical America and Africa. The difference between heartwood and sapwood is obvious. Heartwood is reddish brown to purplish red, often with dark brown concentric stripes. The sapwood is red and white to light brown. The rings are not obvious. Good gloss. The wood structure is delicate and slightly uniform; High strength; Corrosion resistance. Dry slowly, with slight cracks. The air-drying density is 0.89 ~1.04g/cm3.
The longer the green sandalwood is placed, the greener the color, and the wood emits a unique sandalwood flavor; Because the natural growth is extremely slow, the natural stock is extremely limited, which is even rarer than ordinary mahogany.
Green Dalbergia grows in virgin forests, surrounded by clouds all year round, and adopts the aura of heaven and earth. It is sparsely populated and is enshrined as a sacred tree by local aborigines. It was discovered that at the beginning of18th century, people cut and made high-grade furniture and handicrafts to extract the essence. This is because green sandalwood is rich in organic matter, and it is also the most effective and simple method to judge whether it is true or false. It turns yellow-brown in the sun, green in dim light, dark blue and purple when humidity and temperature rise.