Sandalwood: the royal tree.
Sandalwood is the most valuable tree in the world. As with gold, platinum and diamonds, it owes its value to a demand based on ritual, fashion and scarcity. It is the stuff of mystery and intrigue, and fortunes can still be made from it.
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School of Environmental Biology, Mulga Research Centre, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.
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