(c) Abu Hamas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Abu Hamas · cc-by-sa
OverviewAI-generated
*Biancaea sappan*, commonly known as sappanwood, Indian redwood, or 苏木, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the genus *Biancaea* and is classified within the order Fabales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species was described by L. Tod. and is referenced in sources such as the *Gujin Tushu Jicheng* and the 11th edition of the *Encyclopædia Britannica*.
The native range of *Biancaea sappan* includes Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its taxon range is also listed as Guangdong. The species has uses as a food ingredient and material. According to the IUCN Red List assessment from 2018, its conservation status is Least Concern.
Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
LR/lcsappanwood
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 98
- With media
- 106
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- ANSP, NY, US
- Recorded in
- Thailand, Brazil, Pakistan, Philippines, Cuba, Sri Lanka, United States, China
Wikidata facts
Show 8 more facts
- taxon name
- Biancaea sappan
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Biancaea sappan
- taxon common name
- पट्टरङ्ग
- short name
- B. sappan
- taxon author citation
- L. Tod.
- taxon range
- Guangdong
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Biancaea sappan is a species of flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is native to tropical Asia. Common names in English include sappanwood and Indian redwood. It was previously ascribed to the genus Caesalpinia. Sappanwood is related to brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata), and was itself called brasilwood in the Middle Ages.
It is native to Nepal and the eastern Himalayas, northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Indochina. It has been introduced to much of the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Malesia, Papuasia, and parts of tropical Africa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Biancaea sappan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.