Fabaceae

Nedun tree

Pericopsis mooniana (Thwaites) Thwaites

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pericopsis

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 尼丁树
English: Nedun tree, Nandu wood
Tamil: நெதுன்

Synonyms

Dalbergia lanceolaria Moon
Dalbergia mooniana Thwaites
Derris ponapensis Hosok.
Ormosia villamilii Merr.
Pericopsis ponapensis (Hosok.) Hosok.

Characteristics

In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: native

Photos

Photo: MediaJet, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: MediaJet, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.