Pterocarpus santalinoides l'hér. ex Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Pterocarpus

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 12m high.
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 12.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Mixed deciduous forest and flooded savannah on lake and lagoon sides, riverbanks. River banks, usually on sandy and moist soils, at elevations up to 500 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food dye environmental use fetish food fuel leaf vegetable material medicinal ornamental wood
Edible leaves seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Pterocarpus santalinoides l'hér. ex unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterocarpus santalinoides l'hér. ex world distribution map, present in Argentina, Benin, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Burkina Faso, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Colombia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, French Guiana, Guyana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Peru, Paraguay, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Togo, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:516568-1
WFO ID wfo-0000172847
COL ID 4PVKD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733769
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Synonyms

Pterocarpus santalinoides l'hér. ex Lingoum esculentum Ancylocalyx acuminata Pterocarpus michelii Pterocarpus ancylocalyx Pterocarpus amazonicus Amphymenium longifolium Pterocarpus esculentus Pterocarpus grandis Pterocarpus michelii