Pterocarpus indicus

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Pterocarpus indicus
Scientific Name and Description
Pterocarpus indicus WILLD.
Herb Family

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Echinodiscus echinatus Miq.
Lingoum echinatum (Pers.) Kuntze
Lingoum indicum (Willd.) Kuntze
Lingoum rubrum Rumph.
Lingoum saxatile Rumph.
Lingoum wallichii Pierre
Pterocarpus blancoi Merr.
Pterocarpus carolinensis Kaneh.
Pterocarpus echinata Pers.
Pterocarpus indica Willd. [Spelling variant]
Pterocarpus klemmei Merr.
Pterocarpus obtusatus Miq.
Pterocarpus pallidus Blanco
Pterocarpus papuana F. Muell.
Pterocarpus papuanus F.Muell.
Pterocarpus pubescens Merr.
Pterocarpus vidalianus Rolfe
Pterocarpus wallichii Wight & Arn.
Pterocarpus zollingeri Miq.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English amboyna wood, andaman redwood, angsana, burmese rosewood, papua new guinea rosewood
Kannada andaman honne, hane, hani, honne, padooku mara
Telugu erravegisa, gandamrigamnettura, gandamrygapunetturu, gandhamriga punetturu, seemaganda mrigapuneetturu, simagandamriganetturu, simagandamryganetturu
Common Names Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
References

Literature

Literature
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Citations

Herb citations

Pterocarpus indicus. (2024, July 14). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterocarpus_indicus