Pterocarpus officinalis | |
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Stand, with leaves visible on younger specimens | |
Wound showing "dragon's blood" sap | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Pterocarpus |
Species: | P. officinalis
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Binomial name | |
Pterocarpus officinalis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Pterocarpus officinalis, the dragonsblood tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. [2] [3] It is typically found in coastal freshwater or slightly brackish habitats, in association with mangroves that occupy the more saline areas. [4] Its timber is commercially traded. [5]
Pterocarpus officinalis | |
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Stand, with leaves visible on younger specimens | |
Wound showing "dragon's blood" sap | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Pterocarpus |
Species: | P. officinalis
|
Binomial name | |
Pterocarpus officinalis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
List
|
Pterocarpus officinalis, the dragonsblood tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. [2] [3] It is typically found in coastal freshwater or slightly brackish habitats, in association with mangroves that occupy the more saline areas. [4] Its timber is commercially traded. [5]