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Red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) is restricted in its distribution to Southern Eastern Ghats of India and listed by IUCN as endangered species. P. santalinus is the only species of Pterocarpus that has been listed in Appendix II of CITES. Major threats for this endangered tree are illegal and unsustainable harvesting, forest fire, grazing, loss of habitat, inbreeding, pests, diseases, low fruit set and poor regeneration. The threats and methods for conservation of this precious tree are reviewed and discussed.
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Noorunnisa Begum, S., Ravi Kumar, K., Divakara, B.N. (2019). Threats and Conservation. In: Pullaiah , T., Balasubramanya , S., Anuradha , M. (eds) Red Sanders: Silviculture and Conservation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7627-6_12
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