candana

Japanese: candana
candana

…The Santalaceae family consists of about 30 genera and 400 species, mostly in the tropical regions of the world, and most of them are semi-parasitic woody or herbaceous plants, closely related to the Mistletoe family. [Ken Ogata]
[Sandalwood incense]
A transliteration of the Sanskrit word chandana, it is a fragrance made by refining the wood and roots of sandalwood. It is also called danko for short, and was highly valued as a high-quality incense.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "candana" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ビャクダン科は世界の熱帯を中心に約30属400種あり,大部分が半寄生の木本または草本で,ヤドリギ科に近縁である。【緒方 健】
[栴檀香]
 サンスクリットの〈チャンダナcandana〉を音写した語で,ビャクダンの木材や根を精製してつくる香料。略して檀香とも呼ばれ,良質の香として珍重された。…

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