Pterocarpus
Translingual
Pterocarpus indicus leaves and fruit
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).
Proper noun
Pterocarpus m
- 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