Pterocarpus
Pterocarpus | |
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Pterocarpus santalinus seed pods | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Dalbergieae |
Genus: | Pterocarpus Jacq. (1763), nom. cons. |
Species | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Pterocarpus is a
Uses
Padauk wood is obtained from several species of Pterocarpus. All padauks are of African or Asian origin. Padauks are valued for their toughness, stability in use, and decorativeness, most having a reddish wood. Most Pterocarpus[9] woods contain either water- or alcohol-soluble substances and can be used as dyes.
The padauk found most often is African padauk from
Some padauks, e.g. P. soyauxii, are used as herbal medicines, for example to treat skin parasites and fungal infections.[10]
Chemistry
Pterocarpin is a pterocarpan found in Pterocarpus spp.[11]
Species
A total of 35 species is currently accepted:[12][13]
- Pterocarpus acapulcensis Rose
- Pterocarpus albopubescens Hauman
- Pterocarpus amazonum (Benth.) Amshoff
- kiaat
- Pterocarpus antunesii (Taub.) Harms
- Pterocarpus brenanii Barbosa & Torre
- Pterocarpus claessensii De Wild.
- Andaman padauk, Andaman redwood, East Indian mahogany
- Pterocarpus dubius (Kunth) Spreng. – Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil
- Pterocarpus echinatus Pers.[Note 1]
- muninga, barwood, vène
- Pterocarpus gilletii De Wild.
- Pterocarpus hockii De Wild.
- Pterocarpus homblei De Wild.
- Pashu padauk, Malay padauk, New Guinea rosewood
- Pterocarpus lucens Guill. & Perr.
- Burmese padauk
- Indian kino, Malabar kino, benga, bijiayasal (w Nepal), venkai
- Pterocarpus mildbraedii Harms
- Pterocarpus mutondo De Wild.
- Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq.
- Pterocarpus orbiculatus DC.
- Pterocarpus osun Craib
- Pterocarpus rohrii Vahl
- Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce
- subsp. polyanthus (Harms) Mendonça & E. P. Sousa
- var. martinii (Dunkley) Mendonça & E. P. Sousa
- var. polyanthus (Harms) Mendonça & E. P. Sousa
- subsp. rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce
- subsp. polyanthus (Harms) Mendonça & E. P. Sousa
- mututi
- red sandalwood, red sanders
- African padauk, African coralwood
- Pterocarpus ternatus Rizzini
- Pterocarpus tessmannii Harms
- Pterocarpus tinctorius Welw.
- Pterocarpus velutinus De Wild.
- Pterocarpus villosus (Benth.) Benth.
- Pterocarpus violaceus Vogel
- Pterocarpus zehntneri Harms
- Pterocarpus zenkeri Harms
Notes
- 1 Some sources treat P. echinatus as a synonym of P. indicus.
References
- ^ Pterocarpus Jacq. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- PMID 11250829.
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- ^ "African Padauk | The Wood Database (Hardwood)". www.wood-database.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ The Rosewood Trade: An Illicit Trail from Forest to Furniture Authors: Sandy Ong / Andy Carver, Date: 29 January 2019, URL: https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-rosewood-trade-the-illicit-trail-from-forest-to-furniture (Yale School of Environment)
- ^ "Zitan | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood)". www.wood-database.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Chinese National Standard for Rosewood Furniture - QB/T 2385-2008" (PDF).
- ^ Meier E. "The Wood Database".
- ^ "Narra". OneToTree. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "AgroForestryTree Database entry for Pterocarpus soyauxii". AgroForestryTree Database. World Agroforestry Centre (WAC). Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Pterocarpin at knapsack_jsp". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Pterocarpus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Pterocarpus". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the originalon 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
External links
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