Pterocarpus marsupium

Pterocarpus marsupium, also known as Malabar kino,[3] Indian kino tree, or vijayasar, is a medium to large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 m (98 ft) tall. It is native to India (where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka-Kerala region and in the forests of Central India), Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Pterocarpus marsupium
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Dalbergieae
Genus:	Pterocarpus
Species:	P. marsupium
Binomial name
Pterocarpus marsupium Roxburgh
Synonyms
Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuminata (Prain) Prain Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuta Prain Pterocarpus marsupium f. biloba (Roxb. ex G. Don) Prain [2]

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  Pterocarpus marsupium bark
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  Pterocarpus marsupium tree
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  Pterocarpus marsupium seeds (Kunming Botanical Garden)

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pterocarpus marsupium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved 11 May 2006.old-form url Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd v2.3)
2. "Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb". theplantlist.org.
3. "Pterocarpus marsupium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

External links

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