Biology:Pterocarpus macrocarpus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Pterocarpus |
| Species: | P. macrocarpus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz[2]
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Pterocarpus macrocarpus, or Burma padauk,[3] is a tree native to the seasonal tropical forests of southeastern Asia: in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2][4][5] It has been naturalized in India and the Caribbean.[4]
Description
Pterocarpus macrocarpus 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 deciduous in the dry season. The bark is flaky, grey-brown; if cut, it secretes a red gum. The leaves are 200–350 mm long, pinnate, with 9–11 leaflets. The flowers are yellow, produced in racemes 50–90 mm long. The fruit is a pod surrounded by a round wing 45–70 mm diameter, containing two or three seeds.[4][5]
The wood is durable and resistant to termites; it is important, used for furniture, construction timber, cart wheels, tool handles, and posts;[5] though not a true rosewood it is sometimes traded as such. The seasonal padauk flowers bloom annually around Thingyan (April) and is considered one of the national symbols[6] of Myanmar (formerly Burma).
Padauk flowers during Thingyan
Padauk seeds
Displayed Padauk wood
References
- ↑ Barstow, M. (2019). "Pterocarpus macrocarpus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T32308A2813424. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32308/2813424. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pterocarpus macrocarpus". International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS). http://www.legumes-online.net/ildis/aweb/td057/td_12018.htm. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ "Pterocarpus macrocarpus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PTMA7. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Pterocarpus macrocarpus". Danida Forest Seed Centre. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100331203120/http://www.sl.kvl.dk/upload/pterocarpus_macrocarpus_int.pdf. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Pterocarpus macrocarpus". International Institute of Tropical Forestry. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090116124438/http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm/Folder.2003-07-11.4726/PDF.2004-03-16.0514/file. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ Australia, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Parks. "Floral Emblems of the world - Australian Plant Information" (in en). https://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/world-emblems.html.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q310157 entry
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