Pterocarpus dalbergioides Dc.

East indian mahogany (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Pterocarpus

Characteristics

A tree. It can lose many leaves during the year. It grows 25-40 m tall. The trunk can be 1.8 m across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 35.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests usually near rivers. It grows up to 100 m above sea level. It grows in the wet lowland tropics. It is best where temperatures are 22-32°C. It cannot tolerate frost. It is best with an annual rainfall between 3,000-3,500 mm. It is best with a pH of 5.5-6.5.
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Found in deciduous and semi-moist deciduous forests, growing on well-drained banks and undulating terrain, on or near riverbanks and sometimes forming pure stands; at elevations up to 100 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The flowers and very young leaves are eaten.
Uses dye medicinal timber wood
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Cardiovascular agents (bark), Carcinoma, ehrlich tumor (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 32
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pterocarpus dalbergioides unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterocarpus dalbergioides world distribution map, present in Angola, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Fiji, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Maldives, Myanmar, Northern Mariana Islands, Mozambique, Mauritius, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Réunion, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502783-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185090
COL ID 4PVH8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pterocarpus advenus Pterocarpus dalbergioides Lingoum dalbergioides