Aniba santalodora

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Common products:
* Heartwood: Logs and lumber prized in high-end furniture making and specialty woodworking for their rich color and aromatic properties.
* Essential Oil: Distilled from heartwood; used in perfumery and aromatherapy as a substitute for *Santalum album* (sandalwood) oil.

Industrial and craft applications:
* The essential oil's santalol content contributes to its use as a fragrance component in creating complex perfume accords.
* Research solvent/lab reagent: The bark yields compounds like laurotetanine used in pharmacological research (documented use as a research tool, *Aniba santalodora* bark extract for calcium channel modulation studies).

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
* No documented non-medicinal culinary uses reported.

Colorants and tanning:
* No reliable documentation found for dye, ink, or tannin use.

Wood and fiber:
* Heartwood: Primary material for luxury furniture, musical instruments (especially guitar backs/sides), veneers, marquetry, turned objects, and fine joinery. Valued for dimensional stability and rich color (dark chocolate to reddish-brown with distinct dark veining).

Fragrance and cosmetics:
* Essential Oil: Used as a key fragrance ingredient in fine perfumes, soaps, and other cosmetics due to its santalol-rich profile (typically 40-55% α-santalol), providing characteristic sandalwood-like balsamic, woody, and sweet notes. Persists as a fixative in fragrance compositions.

Properties relevant to use:
* High santalol content (primarily α-santalol, similar to *Santalum album*) in the essential oil provides the characteristic fragrance profile and fixative properties. This is the primary reason it substitutes for genuine sandalwood oil.
* Heartwood possesses dense, fine, interlocked grain, excellent dimensional stability, high natural durability, distinct aesthetics (color, figure), and ease of working (turning, carving) desirable for high-value objects.
* Wood's high specific gravity (~1.00 - 1.20) and natural oils contribute to its durability and resistance to insects.

Standards and regulation:
* International trade in CITES-listed *Aniba* species, including *A. santalodora*, is regulated under Appendix II (CITES). Trade requires specific CITES permits to ensure legality and sustainability. This impacts sourcing and availability for industrial uses.

Sustainability and sourcing:
* Classified as "Vulnerable" (VU) on the IUCN Red List due to over-exploitation for its valuable heartwood and habitat loss. Threatened status necessitates strict adherence to CITES regulations. Sustainable cultivation is challenging due to specific habitat requirements. Supply for essential oil is limited and originates from wild-harvested heartwood where CITES regulations permit it.

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