Pericopsis mooniana

Pericopsis mooniana

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Pericopsis
Species:	P. mooniana
Binomial name
*Pericopsis mooniana* (Thw.) Thw.
Synonyms
Albergia lanceolaria Moon Dalbergia mooniana Thwaites Derris ponapensis Hosok. Ormosia villamilii Merr. Pericopsis ponapensis (Hosok.) Hosok. ^[1]

Pericopsis mooniana, the nandu wood or nedun tree, is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Asian Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam) 1998. Pericopsis mooniana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.

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