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Pterocarpus indicus

Willd. (1802)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Pterocarpus

bloodwood, burmese rosewood, narra, prickly narra

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 3: 904 (1802)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:300 (KEY), 323 (DESCR); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:182 (O? [adventive, Schofield West, 2011])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Found along road, but appears to be recruiting. Numerous seedlings/saplings. Falcataria, Panicum maximum, Spathodea, Eucalyptus sp. Preserved_Specimen Large tree 10+ meters; flat round disc-shaped fruit Beachy, J. 242 Oahu BISH 2011-11-28
2 Pterocarpus indicus ahupuaa of Halepuaa Forest Reserve in the Puna District. In the US Forest Service ASite Experimental Planting area Planted. Preserved_Specimen ESP Field Crew Hawaii BISH 1979-10-11
3 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Full sun canopy species in wet forest. Associates; Miconia crenata, Christella parasitica, Ardisia elliptica, Dicranopteris linearis. Preserved_Specimen Trees up to 25 m tall 1.5 m DBH. k. Arthur 237 Oahu BISH 2026-01-07
4 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree with fragrant, yellow flowers Herbst, D.R. 558 Oahu BISH 1967-08-29
5 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree 4 m. tall in full sun. Flowers buttercup yellow; no fragrance (in the afternoon). Lau, J. 1266 Oahu BISH 1985-07-25
6 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen 35-40' tree; leaflets matte medium green above, duller, paler below, raised whitish midvein; immature fruit ~glossy, pale green Flynn, T.W. 7170 Kauai BISH 2004-12-07
7 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree 10m x 40 cm. d.b.h., crown full and dense. Calyx green; petals uniformly light yellow, fragrant (8 am). Cultivated. accession number and origin uncertain. Lorence, D.H. 7595 Kauai BISH 1994-10-03
8 Pterocarpus indicus University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus, across from Dean Hall Preserved_Specimen Tree 45 ft. tall, leaves dark green. Henrickson, J.S. Oahu BISH 1969-07-26
9 Pterocarpus indicus Ookala HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 4/4/2002
10 Pterocarpus indicus Ookala HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 10/23/2012
11 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen 35-40' tree; leaflets matte medium green above, duller, paler below, raised whitish midvein; immature fruit ~glossy, pale green Flynn, T.W. 7170 Kauai BISH 2004-12-07
12 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree with fragrant, yellow flowers Herbst, D.R. 558 Oahu BISH 1967-08-29
13 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree of 20 ft. Flynn, T.W. 1708 Kauai BISH 1986-05-07
14 Pterocarpus indicus ahupuaa of Halepuaa Forest Reserve in the Puna District of Hawaii Planted in the US Forest Service Site 1 Experimental Planting Area. Preserved_Specimen ESP Field Crew Hawaii BISH 1979-10-11
15 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Young tree abt. 25 ft. high (lvs.), and large tree abt. 60 ft. high (fr.) Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1951-10-02
16 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Fls. yellow, fragrant; pods forming. Mitchell, D.D. Oahu BISH 1962-05-31
17 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Cult. Tree Burkett, D. Oahu BISH 1953-07-15
18 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sterile. Lvs. alternate, each leaf with 7-9 alternate or opposite leaflets. Saito, F. Oahu BISH 1962-04-13
19 Pterocarpus indicus University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Cultivated tree 20 x 1 ft. St.John, H. 13190 Oahu BISH 1933-06-01
20 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 m., Leaves pinnate with 5-8 leaflets, light green above; lighter yellow-green below. Midrib yellow. Flowers yellow, fragrant Teraoka, W. 297 Oahu BISH 1980-05-23
21 Pterocarpus indicus Hilo HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 12/29/2011
22 Pterocarpus indicus Unversity of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 6216 Oahu BISH 1962-01-30
23 Pterocarpus indicus Hilo, backyard garden HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 12/29/2011
24 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Cadenhead, W. 27411 Oahu BISH 1961-03-10
25 Pterocarpus indicus Honolulu; Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 6216 Oahu BISH 1962-01-30
26 Pterocarpus indicus Oahu Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 2837 Oahu BISH 1959-04-01
27 Pterocarpus indicus Honolulu, University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus; cultivated, no. 71 Campus Guide to Trees and Plants; near Dean Hall Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 1402 Oahu BISH 1969-05-04
28 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH 1916-01-01
29 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
30 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 434 Oahu BISH 1927-01-13
31 Pterocarpus indicus Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-04-28
32 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH 1954-03-31
33 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen ESP Field Crew Hawaii BISH 1979-10-11
34 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1952-05-27
35 Pterocarpus indicus Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Burns Jr., C.E.S. Oahu BISH 1959-08-13
36 Pterocarpus indicus Honolulu, University of Hawaii, near Dean Hall, edge of road Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1941-02-12
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