Fabaceae
Amboyna wood
Pterocarpus indicus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Pterocarpus
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 印度紫檀, 紫檀, 紫檀*(青龙木）, 紫檀香, 羽叶紫檀, 青龙木, 羽叶檀, 花榈木
- English
- Amboyna wood, Burmese rosewood, Pterocarpus, Red sandalwood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood
- French
- Santal Rouge
- Malay
- Sena, Sonokembang
- Spanish
- Amboyna
Synonyms
- Echinodiscus echinatus (Pers.) Miq.
- Lingoum echinatum (Pers.) Kuntze
- Lingoum indicum Kuntze
- Lingoum rubrum Rumph.
- Lingoum saxatile Rumph.
- Lingoum wallichii Pierre
- Malaparius flavus (Lour.) Miq.
- Pterocarpus blancoi Merr.
- Pterocarpus carolinensis Kaneh.
- Pterocarpus casteelsii var. ealaensis Hauman
- Pterocarpus echinata Pers.
- Pterocarpus echinatus Pers.
- Pterocarpus flavus Lour.
- Pterocarpus indica Willd.
- Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus (Pers.) Rojo
- Pterocarpus klemmei Merr.
- Pterocarpus luteus Poir.
- Pterocarpus obtusatus Miq.
- Pterocarpus pallidus Blanco
- Pterocarpus papuana F.Muell.
- Pterocarpus papuanus F.Muell.
- Pterocarpus pubescens Merr.
- Pterocarpus santalinus Blanco
- Pterocarpus saxatilis Backer
- Pterocarpus wallichii Wight & Arn.
- Pterocarpus zollingeri Miq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.