Few days ago, when I was riding around Pune I saw a tall tree around the corner. The tree was as tall as a two storey building and it had reached to the level of the road. It was full of white flowers. 

Thankfully the flowers were accessible on the other side of the turn. 

This tree is native of Indian subcontinent and is exploited for cheap timber because it grows fast. 

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Again a find on the morning walks with @mountainpiratetoby

The tree is known to have multiple uses. While The wood can be used for carpentry, boxes and crates, the leaves are useful as fodder for livestock. The seeds are used for multiple ailments like diarrhea, dysentery and venereal diseases.

The tree is a native of Southern American continent and is being cultivated in India for last few years. The seeds when dried thoroughly are often sold in market as fake Rudraksh hence the name Bhadraksh

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Accidental Find...

Found this Sandalwood tree very close to my house recently. I have been walking here almost every day for last four years and then suddenly one fine day this one pops up. The only feeling was that of serendipity.

The tree routes and lives on decaying roots of trees of other types – species and can live to be 100 or more years.

Botanical name: Santalum album

Family: Santalaceae – Sandalwood Family.

The bark is very fragrant  and powder is traditionally used for skin ailments such as acne. 

अपघाती शोध...

हे चंदनाचे झाड नुकतेच माझ्या घराजवळ सापडले. गेली चार वर्षे मी जवळपास रोज इथे फिरतेय  आणि मग अचानक एके दिवशी हे दिसले. 

हा वृक्ष इतर प्रकारच्या - प्रजातींच्या झाडांच्या कुजलेल्या मुळांवर जगतो  आणि 100 किंवा त्याहून अधिक वर्षे जगू शकतो .

बोटॅनिकल नाव: सॅंटलम अल्बम

कुटुंब: सांतालेसी - चंदन कुटुंब.

झाडाची खोडे अतिशय सुवासिक असतात आणि पावडर पारंपारिकपणे मुरुमांसारख्या त्वचेच्या आजारांसाठी वापरली जाते.  

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