Proceedings of the Symposium on Sandalwood in the Pacific April 9-11, 1990, Honolulu, Hawaii

Abstract

Sandalwood (Santalum spp.) trees grow in a variety of climates around the world and are culturally and economically important to about 15 countries. Exploitation of the fragrant heartwood for carvings, oil, and incense in the past has led to the need to conserve and manage the genus. The first substantial logging of sandalwood in Hawaii in 150 years generated local controversy in 1988, uncovered misinformation and speculation about the genus, and eventually led to the symposium in 1990. Papers in this proceedings cover history, distribution, status, ecology, management, propagation, and use of sandalwood. A synthesis paper summarizes the state-of-knowledge of the symposium participants. Research is needed to fill gaps in information on various aspects of sandalwood in many of the countries where it grows.

Titles contained within Proceedings of the Symposium on Sandalwood in the Pacific April 9-11, 1990, Honolulu, Hawaii

• Sandalwood in the Pacific: A state-of-knowledge synthesis and summary from the April 1990 Symposium
• Managing Sandalwood for conservation in North Queensland, Australia
• Status of management and silviculture research on sandalwood in Western Australia and Indonesia
• The Sandalwood industry in Australia: a history
• Sandalwood—the myth and the reality
• Propagation of Santalum, Sandalwood tree
• The History of human impact on the genus Santalum in Hawai'i
• Sandalwood: current interest and activity by the Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife
• Distribution and status of Sandalwood in Hawai'i
• Status and cultivation of Sandalwood in India
• Growing Sandalwood in Nepal—Potential silvicultural methods and research priorities
• The status of Sandalwood (S. macgregorii) in Papua New Guinea
• Status of Sandalwood resources in Vanuatu

Citation

Hamilton, Lawrence; Conrad, C. Eugene. 1990. Proceedings of the Symposium on Sandalwood in the Pacific April 9-11, 1990, Honolulu, Hawaii. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-122. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture: 84 p