The famous red sandalwood (sometimes "red sanders wood") is yielded by Pterocarpus santalinus.

• As a timber it is equal to the finest of rosewoods and is found in classic Chinese furniture.
• It is CITES-listed.
• Its prime use is a dye, used by women in India.
• It is also used in the construction of the erhu, a Chinese bowed string instrument
• It is not related to (white) sandalwood

Wood | Natural dyes