[en] Sandal wood and bean (D. lablab) plants were raised in pots and 3-4 months old sandal and 2 weeks old bean plants were used in the study. The plants were pulled, washed throughly and the rate of uptake and translocation to shoots were studied over different time invervals at two (1 mM and 10 mM) concentrations of the ions in the medium. The uptake of Ca²⁺ by sandal is extremely poor when compared to the bean. At the same time bean plants were found to be sensitive to high concentrations of Ca²⁺ while sandal plants were not. On the other hand PO₄^3- uptake was nearly the same in both the plants. But in the case of both the ions translocation to shoots was much more rapid in the case of sandal than in bean. The ability to transport ions rapidly to the shoot system is suggested as one of the parasitic adaptions of sandalwood. (author)