Andaman Redwood
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Pterocarpus |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/PterocarpusP. dalbergioides
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| Template:Taxonomy/PterocarpusPterocarpus dalbergioides Roxb. ex DC.[verification needed]
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Pterocarpus dalbergioides, the Andaman padauk, Andaman redwood or East Indian mahogany, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is sometimes called "Narra", but this is just a generic term used for any of several Pterocarpus species. It is native to the Andaman Islands.
Description
This is a large evergreen tree, with ascending branches spreading towards the tips. [2] It has more numerous leaflets than the similar Pterocarpus indicus. The leaflets are ovate-lanceolate and acuminate, with 5 to 8 pairs of conspicuous secondary nerves. The fruit pod is a winged achene or samara that is nearly hairless and about 5 cm in diameter. The heartwood colour varies from light grey to deep reddish-brown, but this variation is unrelated to any differences in leaves or flowers. [2]
Distribution
The species is native and endemic to the Andaman Islands, in Union of India.
Gallery
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Herbarium specimen of flowering twig -
Tree
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Buttress and trunk -
Leaves -
Pod (samara)
References
- ↑ Barstow, M. (2018). "Pterocarpus dalbergioides". 2018: e.T33261A67802958. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33261A67802958.en.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dietrich Brandis (1921). Indian Trees. Search this book on
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