''Pterocarpus dalbergioides'', the Andaman padauk, Andaman redwood or East Indian mahogany, is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants t ...

in the family

Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

. It is sometimes called "narra", but this is just a generic term used for any of several ''

Pterocarpus ''Pterocarpus'' is a pantropical genus of trees in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. Most species of ''Pterocarp ...

'' species. It is native to the

Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between t ...

Description

This is a large evergreen tree, with ascending branches spreading towards the tips. Has more numerous leaflets than the similar ''

Pterocarpus indicus ''Pterocarpus indicus'' (commonly known as Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra and asana in the Philippines, angsana, or Pashu padauk) is a species of ''Pterocarpus ...

''. The leaflets are ovate-lanceolate and acuminate, with 5 to 8 pairs of conspicuous secondary nerves. The fruit pod is a winged

achene An achene (; ), also sometimes called akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp, is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (formed from one carpel) and indehiscent (they do not o ...

samara Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara rivers, with a population ...

that is nearly hairless and about 5 cm in diameter. The heartwood colour varies from light grey to deep reddish-brown, but this variation is unrelated to any differences in leaves or flowers.

Distribution

The species is native and

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to the

, India.

Gallery

File:Pterocarpus dalbergioides Kew herbcatimg 429020.jpg, Herbarium specimen of flowering twig File:Andeman padauk 05.jpg, Tree File:Andaman padauk 06.JPG, Buttress and trunk File:Andaman padauk 12.JPG, Leaves File:Pterocarpus dalbergioides - Andaman Padauk 02.JPG, Pod (samara)

References

dalbergioides Flora of the Andaman Islands Data deficient plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Dalbergieae-stub