Fabaceae
Dragonsblood tree
Pterocarpus officinalis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Pterocarpus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- توز مخزني, صند هندي, كينو, عندم, دم الأخوين
- English
- Dragonsblood tree
- French
- Mangle-médaille, Sandragon, Sang-dragon
Synonyms
- Lingoum officinale (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Moutouchi crispata (DC.) Benth.
- Moutouchi draco (L.) Benth.
- Moutouchi suberosa Aubl.
- Pterocarpus belizensis Standl.
- Pterocarpus crispatus DC.
- Pterocarpus draco L.
- Pterocarpus hemipterus Gaertn.
- Pterocarpus moutouchi Lam.
- Pterocarpus officinalis subsp. officinalis
- Pterocarpus sanguis-draconis Crantz
- Pterocarpus suberosus (Aubl.) Pers.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.