India GOTrees of Mysore
Indian sandalwood
The Mysore state sandalwood oil factory was set up in 1916, when the First World War cut off exports of raw wood and the princely state decided to distil the oil itself.
Santalum album
Teak
Teak is the dominant timber tree of the dry deciduous forest around Bandipur, and its timber is what made these forests economically valuable long before they were protected for wildlife. Crushed young teak leaves give a deep red juice.
Tectona grandis
Tamarind
Sour tamarind pulp is the acid base of most South Indian cooking, and roadside tamarind avenues were deliberately planted as shade for bullock carts long before motor traffic.
Tamarindus indica
Flame of the forest (palash)
Its flowers were the traditional source of the yellow-orange colour used at Holi before synthetic powders, and its three-part leaf is used as a leaf plate.
Butea monosperma
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