Pterocarpus marsupium

Pterocarpus marsupium
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (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. marsupium
Binomial name
	Pterocarpus marsupium; Roxburgh
Synonyms
	Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuminata (Prain) Prain ; Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuta Prain ; Pterocarpus marsupium f. biloba (Roxb. ex G. Don) Prain [2];

Pterocarpus marsupium, also known as Malabar kino,[3] Indian kino, Vijayasar, or Venkai is a medium to large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 31 m (102 ft) tall. It is native to India (where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka-Kerala region and in the forests of Central India), Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Pterocarpus marsupium bark
Pterocarpus marsupium tree
Pterocarpus marsupium seeds (Kunming Botanical Garden)

References

Barstow, M. (2017). "Pterocarpus marsupium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34620A67802995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T34620A67802995.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
"Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb". theplantlist.org.
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pterocarpus marsupium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] Barstow, M. (2017). "Pterocarpus marsupium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34620A67802995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T34620A67802995.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[2] "Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb". theplantlist.org.

[3] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pterocarpus marsupium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.