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.[1][2] It is typically found in coastal freshwater or slightly brackish habitats, in association with mangroves that occupy the more saline areas.[3] Its timber is commercially traded.[4]
Pterocarpus officinalis | |
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Stand, with leaves visible on younger specimens | |
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Wound showing "dragon's blood" sap | |
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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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Pterocarpus officinalis | |
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