Pterocarpus santalinoides
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Pterocarpus santalinoides is a species of Pterocarpus in the family Fabaceae. It has a remarkable bi-continental distribution, native to tropical western Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo) and also to South America (Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela).[1][2]
It is a tree growing to 9–12 m tall, with a trunk diameter up to 1 m with flaky bark. The leaves are pinnate, 10–20 cm long, with 5–9 leaflets. The flowers are orange-yellow, produced in panicles. The fruit is a pod 3.5–6 cm long, with a wing round ¾ of the margin.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ International Legume Database & Information Service: Pterocarpus santalinoides
- ^ Prado, D. (1998). IUCN Red List: Pterocarpus santalinoides
- ^ World Agroforestry Centre: Pterocarpus santalinoides
