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Pterocarpus
Sign in to savethumb|Wood of P. officinalis Pterocarpus is a pantropical tree genus in the Fabaceae family. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae. Most species of Pterocarpus yield valuable timber traded as padauk (or padouk), usually pronounced or ; other common names are mukwa or narra.
Species
Burmese-Rosewood
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Pterocarpus officinalis 紫檀属（学名：Pterocarpus）是豆科蝶形花亞科下的一个属，为乔木植物。该属共有约30种，分布于热带地区。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,224
- With media
- 470
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- MEL, ECOSUR, CAS, IBUNAM, BRIT, NY
- Recorded in
- Zimbabwe, Mexico, Thailand, Panama, Philippines, Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), Brazil, Indonesia
Research
390 papers- Genus Pterocarpus: A review of ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, biological activities, and clinical evidence.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2021
- Pterocarpus marsupium extract extends replicative lifespan in budding yeast.GeroScience · 2021
- Biotechnological Advances in Pharmacognosy and In Vitro Manipulation of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Therapeutic Potential of Pterocarpus santalinus L.: An Update.Pharmacognosy reviews · 2016
- Pterocarpus mildbraedii leaf extract ebbs propanil-induced oxidative and apoptotic damage in the liver of rats.Drug and chemical toxicology · 2022
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Chemistry
- Species
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Wood of P. officinalis Pterocarpus is a pantropical tree genus in the Fabaceae family. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae. Most species of Pterocarpus yield valuable timber traded as padauk (or padouk), usually pronounced or ; other common names are mukwa or narra.
The west African species may be traded as African rosewood. P. santalinus also yields the most precious red sandalwood in China known as Zitan. The wood from the narra tree (P. indicus) and the Burmese padauk tree (P. macrocarpus) is marketed as amboyna when it has grown in the burl form. The scientific name is Latinized Ancient Greek and means "wing fruit", referring to the unusual shape of the seed pods in this genus.
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