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3 unusual facts about Pterocarpus indicus


P. indicus

Pterocarpus indicus, the Pashu Padauk, Malay Paduak or New Guinea rosewood, a plant species

Tanjong Pagar RICOH Park

Apart from benches and seats installed under existing shady mature trees such as the Cratoxylum formosum (Pink Mempat) and Pterocarpus indicus (Angsana), the park also has 17 benches which were specially manufactured in Australia.

Wildlife of the Philippines

Other important tree species here include giant figs, which provide food for fruit bats, parrots, and monkeys, and Pterocarpus indicus, which like the dipterocarps, is valued for its timber.



see also

Coatli

Lignum nephriticum, the European name for the traditional diuretic derived from Eysenhardtia polystacha and Pterocarpus indicus