Biology:Pterocarpus rotundifolius
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Short description: Species of legume
| Round-leaved bloodwood | |
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| Habit and dry infructescences | |
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. rotundifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce
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Pterocarpus rotundifolius, the round-leaved bloodwood, is a species of fabaceous tree that is native to mesic and well-watered woodlands of Africa south of the equator.
Subspecies
Up to three subspecies are recognized,[1] but specimens with intermediate characteristics are common.[2]
- Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. rotundifolius
- Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. martinii (Dunkley) Mend. & Sousa[3]
- Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. polyanthus (Harms) Mendonca & Sousa
Gallery
rounded leaflets
Foliage and inflorescences with buds and flowers
flowers
shape of single pod
References
- ↑ Mutshinyalo, Thompson (March 2003). "Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce". SANBI. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/pterocarprotund.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ Lemmens, R. H. M. J. (2008). "Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce". PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Pterocarpus%20rotundifolius_En.htm. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ Also considered synonymous with the nominate subspecies, see: "Pterocarpus rotundifolius var. martinii". theplantlist.org. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-13056166. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q6090565 entry
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