Pterocarpus erinaceus

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Common Names

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Description

Family Fabaceae

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines , shrubs , trees , and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants , numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate , nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple . The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual , actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes , spikes, or heads . The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united , sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells , and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Subfamily Faboideae

Mostly herbs, shrubs , or trees . Leaves pinnate or palmate to trifoliolate or apparently simple . Corolla usually, showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal outermost in bud. Stamens 10 or 9 + 1 (diadelphous ), not showy. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) lacking. [Carr]

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Place of publication : Encycl. 5:728. 1804

Name verified on 31-Jul-1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 10-Mar-2003

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pterocarpus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 125 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

P. abyssinicus · P. acapulcensis · P. adansonii · P. advena · P. advenus · P. africanus · P. albopubescens · P. amazonicus · P. amazonum · P. amphymenium · P. ancylocalyx · P. angolensis (West African Barwood) · P. antunesii · P. aphyllus · P. aptera · P. apterus · P. ateleia · P. australis · P. belizensis · P. brenanii · P. buchananii · P. bussei · P. buxifolius · P. cabrae · P. casteelsi · P. chrysothrix · P. claessensii · P. crispatus · P. cultratus · P. dalbergiodes · P. dalbergioides (East Indian-Mahogany) · P. dekindtianus · P. delevoyi · P. discolor · P. indicus · P. ebenus · P. ecastaphyllum · P. echinatus · P. elisabethvillensis · P. ellipticus · P. erinaceus (West African Rosewood) · P. esculentus · P. falcatus · P. floribundus · P. frutescens · P. gilletii · P. glabratus · P. gracilis · P. grandiflorus · P. grandis · P. guianensis · P. gummifer · P. hayesii · P. hemipterus · P. heterophyllus · P. hockii · P. homblei · P. indica · P. indicus (Papua New Guinea Rosewood) · P. indicus f. echinatus · P. javanicus · P. kaessneri · P. lucens · P. lunatus · P. macrocarpus (Burma Padauk) · P. marsupium (East Indian/malabar Kino) · P. marsupium acuminatus · P. marsupium marsupium (East Indian/malabar Kino) · P. martinii · P. melliferus · P. michelianus · P. michelii · P. microcarpus · P. mildbraedii · P. mildbraedii mildbraedii · P. mildbraedii usambarensis (White Padouk) · P. monophyllus · P. mutondo · P. niger · P. nitens · P. odoratus · P. officinalis (Dragonsblood Tree) · P. officinalis officinalis (Dragonsblood Tree) · P. orbiculatus · P. osun (Pterocarpus) · P. pedatus · P. peltaria · P. podocarpus · P. polyanthus · P. pubescens · P. quercinus · P. reticulatus · P. robusta · P. robustus · P. rohrii (Sangue-De-Drago) · P. rorhii · P. rotundifolius · P. rotundifolius polyanthus · P. rotundifolius rotundifolius · P. rufescens

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Further Reading

• African invertebrates: a journal of biodiversity research. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Council of the Natal Museum, [2001- ENG url p. 465.
• Annals and magazine of natural history: including zoology, botany and geology London. url p. 557.
• Beihefte zum botanischen Centralblatt. Cassel: Verlag von Gebrder Gotlhelft, 1891-1904. GER url p. 154.
• Berhaut, J. 1971–. Flore illustrée du Senegal. (F Senegal)
• Botanisches Zentralblatt; referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik. Jena [etc.]G. Fischer [etc.] GER url p. 88.
• Boudet, G. et al. 1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. (L Mali)
• Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. (Ency WTimber)
• Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames. (F Togo)
• Burkart, A. 1976 J.Arnold Arbor.57(4):450-525 Monograph of Genus Prosopis
• Burkill, H. M. 1985–2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. (Use Pl WT Afr)
• Catalogue of scientific papers, 1800-1900. Compiled by the Royal Society of London. London, C.J. Clay and Sons, 1867-1902 [etc.] Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1914-25. ENG url p. 146.
• Contribution l'tude des plantes utiles du Brsil / par P. Brocadet. Paris: Vigot, 1921. FRE url p. 140, p. 46.
• Das natürliche Pflanzensystem: ein Versuch, die gegenseitigen Verwandtschaften der Pflanzen aufzufinden. ..: mit Berücksichtigung der arzneilichen und überhaupt anwendbaren Gewächse, nebst einer historischen Einleitung / von Gustav Heynhold; mit ei Dresden; In der Arnoldischen Buchh., 1840. GER url p. 127.
• Der Tropenpflanzer; zeitschrift fr tropische landwirtschaft. Berlin. GER url p. 306.
• Die Rohstoffe des Pflanzenreichs: versuch einer Technischen Rohstofflehre des Pflanzenreiches / Unter Mitwirkung von Max Bemberger, von Julius von Wiesner. Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 1914. GER url p. 602, p. 615, p. 756.
• Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. (Leg WorldEc)
• Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia[Entomological Rooms of the Academy of Natural Sciences] ENG url p. 447.
• Handbuch der systematischen botanik, mit besonderer berücksichtigung der arzneipflanzen. Bd. 1. Leipzig, H. Haessel, 1879. GER url p. 883, p. 884.
• Handwörterbuch der naturwissenschaften / hrsg. von prof. dr. E. Korschelt (zoologie) prof. dr. G. Linck (mineralogie und geologie) prof. dr. F. Oltmanns (botanik) prof. dr. K. Schaum (chemie) prof. dr. H. Th. Simon (physi Jena: G. Fischer, 1912-1915. GER url p. 391.
• Jardim e Museu Agricola do Ultramar, Portugal. 1971–1973. Flora da Guine Portuguesa. (F GuinPort)
• Just's botanischer jahresbericht. Systematisch geordnetes repertorium der botanischen literatur aller länder. Berlin, Gebr. Borntraeger, 1874-98; GER url p. 1143, p. 1314, p. 1315, p. 148, p. 243, p. 381, p. 386, p. 391, p. 41, p. 441, p. 444, p. 553, p. 554, p. 596, p. 617, p. 633, p. 781, p. 90.
• Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953–1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. (F WT Afr)
• L'Agriculture pratique des pays chauds. Paris: Augustin Challamel, [1901-1932] FRE url p. 137, p. 177.
• Lebrun, J.-P. et al. 1972. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Tchad meridional. (L SChad)
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
• Literaturberichte zur Flora, oder Allgemeinen botanischen Zeitung. Regensburg, K. Bayerische Botanische Gesellschaft. GER url p. 4.
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• National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. (Trop Leg)
• Phytochemie, von Friedrich Rochleder. Leipzig, W. Engelmann, 1854. GER url p. 19.
• Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. url p. 371, p. 371, p. 446.
• Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. (Dict Rehm)
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• Scientific survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands / New York Academy of Sciences. New York, N.Y.: The Academy, 1919- url p. 544.
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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 01, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 30, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 01, 2007:

• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2670294
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-1166
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13638348
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:516455-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 30285
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 506291
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: PTER
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 58386

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