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Pterocarpus indicus (pterocarpus; Sang Dragon; Sang Drago; Sandrago; Padouk; Cibicibi; Bloodwood)

Synonyms: Lingoum echinatum; Lingoum indicum; Lingoum rubrum; Lingoum saxatile; Pterocarpus blancoi; Pterocarpus carolinensis; Pterocarpus draco; Pterocarpus echinata; Pterocarpus indica; Pterocarpus klemmei; Pterocarpus obtusatus; Pterocarpus pallidus; Pterocarpus papuanus; Pterocarpus pubescens; Pterocarpus vidalianus; Pterocarpus wallichii; Pterocarpus zollingeri

Attributes

Height [1]  55 feet (16.8 m)
Width [1]  69 feet (21.3 m)
Air Quality Improvement [1]  None
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Carbon Capture [1]  Medium
Shade Percentage [1]  80 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate to Low
Janka Hardness [3]  1060 lbf (481 kgf) Soft
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [4]  Perennial
Specific Gravity [5]  0.53
Structure [2]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Luquillo Biosphere Reserve 8617 Puerto Rico, United States  

Emblem of

Myanmar (Burma)
Philippines

Predators

Coccus longulus (long brown scale)[6]
Howardia biclavis (mining scale)[6]

Distribution

Andaman Is (introduced); Bismarck Archipelago (native); Brunei (native); Cambodia (native); China (native); East Timor (native); Fiji (uncertain); Hawaii (introduced); India (introduced); India-ISO (uncertain); Indonesia-ISO (native); Irian Jaya (native); Jawa (native); Kalimantan (native); Kenya (introduced); Lesser Sunda Is (native); Malaysia-ISO (native); Maldives (native); Mauritius (introduced); Moluccas (native); Mozambique (introduced); Myanmar (native); Northern Marianas (native); Papua New Guinea (native); Peninsular Malaysia (native); Philippines (native); Reunion (introduced); Ryukyu Is (native); Sabah (native); Sao Tome & Principe (introduced); Sarawak (native); Seychelles (introduced); Sierra Leone (introduced); Singapore (native); Society Is (uncertain); Solomon Is (native); Sri Lanka (introduced); Sulawesi (native); Sumatera (native); Taiwan (introduced); Tanzania (introduced); Thailand (native); Vietnam (native); Zaire (introduced);

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by , , ILDIS World Database of Legumes in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 3Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts ♦ 4USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 5Properties of Imported Tropical Woods, B. FRANCIS KUKACHKA, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service ♦ 6Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
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Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access