Pterocarpus

Translingual

Pterocarpus indicus leaves and fruit

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).

Proper noun

Pterocarpus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – tropical plants of Africa and Asia that yield the valuable timber padauk and produce a bright red resin.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Dalbergieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• For species see Pterocarpus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Pterocarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Pterocarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pterocarpus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pterocarpus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pterocarpus at USDA Plants database
• Pterocarpus at Tropicos
• Pterocarpus at National Center for Biotechnology Information