Pterocarpus officinalis

Pterocarpus officinalis

Pterocarpus officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Dalbergieae
Genus: Pterocarpus
Species: Pterocarpus officinalis

Name

Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq. Select. stirp. amer. hist. 283, t. 183, fig. 92. 1763

Synonyms

• 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.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Regional: Western South America Ecuador Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N.J. 1763. Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia, in qua ad Linnaeanum systema determinatae descriptaeque sistuntur plantae illae, quas in insulis Martinica, Jamaica, Domingo, aliisque, et in vicinae continentis parte, observavit rariores; adjectis iconibus in solo natali delineatis. XII + 284 pp., index, 184 tt. Ex officina Krausiana, Vindobonae [Vienna]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.  [see page 283, t. 183, fig. 92.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Pterocarpus officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Pterocarpus officinalis. Published online. Accessed: Nov 13 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Pterocarpus officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Nov13 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pterocarpus officinalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: May 21, 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Dragonsblood Tree
español: Lagunero

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