Pterocarpus indicus
Amboyna Wood, Amboyna Wood
Other regional names: Andaman Redwood +5 more
- Andaman Redwood
- Burmese Rosewood
- Malay Padauk
- Papua New Guinea Rosewood
- Philippine Mahogany
- Red Sandalwood
Also known as: Echinodiscus echinatus (Pers.) Miq. +15 more
- Echinodiscus echinatus (Pers.) Miq.
- Lingoum echinatum (Pers.) Kuntze
- Lingoum indicum Kuntze
- Lingoum rubrum Rumph.
- Lingoum saxatile Rumph.
- Lingoum wallichii Pierre
- Malaparius flavus (Lour.) Miq.
- Pterocarpus blancoi Merr.
- Pterocarpus carolinensis Kaneh.
- Pterocarpus casteelsii var. ealaensis Hauman
- Pterocarpus echinatus Pers.
- Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus (Pers.) Rojo
- Pterocarpus klemmei Merr.
- Pterocarpus obtusatus Miq.
- Pterocarpus pallidus Blanco
- Pterocarpus papuana F.Muell.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific, Pterocarpus indicus (commonly known as Amboyna Wood) is a tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Comoros, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Kenya, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Zaïre