Pterocarpus officinalis

Pterocarpus officinalis
	Stand, with leaves visible on younger specimens
	Wound showing "dragon's blood" sap
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Pterocarpus
Species:	P. officinalis
Binomial name
	Pterocarpus officinalis; Jacq.
Synonyms
	List Lingoum officinale (Jacq.) Kuntze; Moutouchi crispata (DC.) Benth.; Moutouchi draco (L.) Benth.; Moutouchi suberosa Aubl.; Pterocarpus crispatus DC.; Pterocarpus draco L.; Pterocarpus hemipterus Gaertn.; Pterocarpus moutouchi Lam.; Pterocarpus sanguis-draconis Crantz; Pterocarpus suberosus (Aubl.) Pers.; ;

Pterocarpus officinalis, the dragonsblood tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America.^[2]^[3] It is typically found in coastal freshwater or slightly brackish habitats, in association with mangroves that occupy the more saline areas.^[4] Its timber is commercially traded.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Barstow, M.; Klitgård, B.B. (2018). "Pterocarpus officinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T62027812A62027814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T62027812A62027814.en. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ Migeot, Jonathan; Imbert, Daniel (2012). "Phenology and production of litter in a Pterocarpus officinalis (Jacq.) swamp forest of Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles)". Aquatic Botany. 101: 18–27. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.03.012.
^ Mark, Jennifer; Newton, Adrian C.; Oldfield, Sara; Rivers, Malin (November 2014). "The International Timber Trade: A Working List of Commercial Timber Tree Species" (PDF). bournemouth.ac.uk. Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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[1] Barstow, M.; Klitgård, B.B. (2018). "Pterocarpus officinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T62027812A62027814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T62027812A62027814.en. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

[214060-2-2] "Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[GBIF_5349333-3] GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[4] Migeot, Jonathan; Imbert, Daniel (2012). "Phenology and production of litter in a Pterocarpus officinalis (Jacq.) swamp forest of Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles)". Aquatic Botany. 101: 18–27. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.03.012.

[5] Mark, Jennifer; Newton, Adrian C.; Oldfield, Sara; Rivers, Malin (November 2014). "The International Timber Trade: A Working List of Commercial Timber Tree Species" (PDF). bournemouth.ac.uk. Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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Pterocarpus officinalis

Stand, with leaves visible on younger specimens

Wound showing "dragon's blood" sap
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Pterocarpus
Species:	P. officinalis
Binomial name
*Pterocarpus officinalis* Jacq.
Synonyms^[2]
List Lingoum officinale (Jacq.) Kuntze Moutouchi crispata (DC.) Benth. Moutouchi draco (L.) Benth. Moutouchi suberosa Aubl. Pterocarpus crispatus DC. Pterocarpus draco L. Pterocarpus hemipterus Gaertn. Pterocarpus moutouchi Lam. Pterocarpus sanguis-draconis Crantz Pterocarpus suberosus (Aubl.) Pers.