Pterocarpus macrocarpus
| Pterocarpus macrocarpus | |
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| Burma padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Dalbergieae |
| Genus: | Pterocarpus |
| Species: | P. macrocarpus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pterocarpus macrocarpus, the Burma padauk,[1] is a species of Pterocarpus native to southeastern Asia in northeastern India, Burma, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2][3][4]
It is a medium-sized tree growing to 10–30 m (rarely to 39 m) tall, with a trunk up to 1.7 m diameter; it is dry season-deciduous. The bark is flaky, grey-brown; if cut, it secretes a red gum. The leaves are 20–35 cm long, pinnate, with 9–11 leaflets. The flowers are yellow, produced in racemes 5–9 cm long. The fruit is a pod surrounded by a round wing 4.5–7 cm diameter, containing two or three seeds.[3][4]
The wood is durable and resistant to termites; it is important, used for furniture, construction timber, cart wheels, tool handles, and posts;[4] though not a true rosewood it is sometimes traded as such.
References
- ↑ "Pterocarpus macrocarpus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ International Legume Database & Information Service: Pterocarpus macrocarpus
- 1 2 Danida Seed Leaflet: Pterocarpus macrocarpus (pdf file)
- 1 2 3 International Institute of Tropical Forestry: Pterocarpus macrocarpus (pdf file)
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