Pterocarpus marsupium

Pterocarpus marsupium

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Dalbergieae
Genus:	Pterocarpus
Species:	P. marsupium
Binomial name
*Pterocarpus marsupium* Roxburgh
Synonyms
Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuminata (Prain) Prain Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuta Prain Pterocarpus marsupium f. biloba (Roxb. ex G. Don) Prain ^[2]

Pterocarpus marsupium, also known as Malabar kino,^[3] Indian kino tree or vijayasar, is a medium to large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 metres (98 ft) tall. It is native to India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka-Kerala region and also in the forests of Central India. It is also known by the names benga, bijiayasal (in western Nepal), piasal (Oriya), venkai, and many others.

References

↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pterocarpus marsupium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd v2.3)
↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-31229
↑ "Pterocarpus marsupium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pterocarpus marsupium.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.