Why Red Sandalwood
Quick answerRed sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus) is a slow-growing hardwood endemic to a small belt of the southern Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh, prized for its dense red heartwood and controlled internationally under CITES Appendix II. The investment case rests on a structural gap: constrained legal supply against durable East-Asian demand — but it is a long-horizon, illiquid asset, and no return is guaranteed.
About the SpeciesPterocarpus santalinus — biology, habitat, and why the heartwood is valuable.Legal StatusCultivation on private farmland in Andhra Pradesh, and how harvest & transit are regulated.Uses & Global DemandFurniture, carving, medicine, instruments — and the export markets behind the price.Risks & ConsiderationsThe honest page: illiquidity, biological risk, market risk, and what is NOT guaranteed.
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