| Pterocarpus santalinoides | |
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| Pterocarpus santalinoides inflorescences, Comoé-Léraba reserve, Burkina Faso | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Pterocarpus |
| Species: | P. santalinoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterocarpus santalinoides | |
| Synonyms3 | |
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Lingoum esculentum (Schum. & Thonn.) Kuntze | |
Pterocarpus santalinoides is a tree species in the legume family (biology) (Fabaceae); it is locally known as mututi.3
It has a remarkable bi-continental distribution, native to tropical western Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo) and also to South America (Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela).4
It grows to 9–12 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m in diameter and flaky bark. The leaves are pinnate, 10–20 cm long, with 5–9 leaflets. The flowers are orange-yellow, produced in panicles. The fruit is a pod 3.5–6 cm long, with a wing extending three-quarters around the margin.5
Footnotes
Footnotes
- IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2019). "Pterocarpus santalinoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T33471A156109978. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33471A156109978.en.
- "Pterocarpus santalinoides". Actos Database. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ILDIS (2005)
- Prado (1998), ILDIS (2005)
- World Agroforestry Centre: Pterocarpus santalinoides
References
References
- International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Pterocarpus santalinoides. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-NOV-01.
- Prado, D. (1998). "Pterocarpus santalinoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T33471A9786333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33471A9786333.en.
- World Agroforestry Centre (WAC) [2008]: AgroForestryTree Database – Pterocarpus santalinoides. Retrieved 2008-NOV-01.
- Pterocarpus santalinoides in West African plants – A Photo Guide.