Pterocarpus officinalis

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Pterocarpus officinalis
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Stand, with leaves visible on younger specimens
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Wound showing "dragon's blood" sap
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Pterocarpus
Species:
P. officinalis
Binomial name
Pterocarpus officinalis
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Lingoum officinale(Jacq.) Kuntze
    • Moutouchi crispata(DC.) Benth.
    • Moutouchi draco(L.) Benth.
    • Moutouchi suberosaAubl.
    • Pterocarpus crispatusDC.
    • Pterocarpus dracoL.
    • Pterocarpus hemipterusGaertn.
    • Pterocarpus moutouchiLam.
    • Pterocarpus sanguis-draconisCrantz
    • Pterocarpus suberosus(Aubl.) Pers.

Pterocarpus officinalis, the dragonsblood tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. [2] [3] It is typically found in coastal freshwater or slightly brackish habitats, in association with mangroves that occupy the more saline areas. [4] Its timber is commercially traded. [5]

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References

  1. Barstow, M.; Klitgård, B.B. (2018). "Pterocarpus officinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T62027812A62027814. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T62027812A62027814.en . Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. Migeot, Jonathan; Imbert, Daniel (2012). "Phenology and production of litter in a Pterocarpus officinalis (Jacq.) swamp forest of Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles)". Aquatic Botany. 101: 18–27. Bibcode:2012AqBot.101...18M. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.03.012.
  5. Mark, Jennifer; Newton, Adrian C.; Oldfield, Sara; Rivers, Malin (November 2014). "The International Timber Trade: A Working List of Commercial Timber Tree Species" (PDF). Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 6 January 2022.