Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz

Burma padauk (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Pterocarpus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist to dry deciduous forests, often associated with Tectonia grandis. Open, semi-deciduous or deciduous Dipterocarp forest, on well-drained, light-textured soils, but with shallow depth and poor in humus.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses dye material medicinal timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antioxidants (unspecified), Hyperglycemia (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 24 - 34
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pterocarpus macrocarpus unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterocarpus macrocarpus world distribution map, present in India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Puerto Rico, Thailand, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Pterocarpus macrocarpus threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:516502-1
WFO ID wfo-0000194875
COL ID 4PVJD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Lingoum glaucinum Lingoum gracile Lingoum oblongum Lingoum parvifolium Lingoum pedatum Pterocarpus cambodianus Pterocarpus pedatus Pterocarpus parvifolius Pterocarpus cambodianus Pterocarpus parvifolius Lingoum cambodianum Pterocarpus pedatus Pterocarpus glaucinus Pterocarpus gracilis Pterocarpus macrocarpus Pterocarpus cambodianus var. gracilis Pterocarpus cambodianus var. calcicola Pterocarpus macrocarpus var. oblongus Pterocarpus gracilis var. brevipes Pterocarpus gracilis var. nitidus Lingoum macrocarpum Pterocarpus cambodianus var. glaucinus Pterocarpus cambodianus var. oblongus Pterocarpus cambodianus var. parvifolius Pterocarpus cambodianus var. parvifolius