Pterocarpus santalinus commonly refered as Red sanders occurs restrictively on the dry hill slopes of Kadapa hill ranges with an altitude range in 160-800 m. The timber is high in demand, especially in Japan and China for its exquisite color to prepare luxury furniture, carvings and for its superior acoustic qualities in preparing musical instruments. This situation created demand on supply side and illegal harvesting is being carried out by new modus operands to meet the surplus demand. Owing to its high demand, the trees are logged for the heartwood and billets of cleaned heartwood are...