Pterocarpus rotundifolius

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Pterocarpus rotundifolius, the round-leaved bloodwood, is a species of fabaceous tree that is native to mesic and well-watered woodlands of Africa south of the equator.

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Round-leaved bloodwood
Habit and dry infructescences
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Pterocarpus
Species:
P. rotundifolius
Binomial name
Pterocarpus rotundifolius
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Subspecies

Up to three subspecies are recognized,[1] but specimens with intermediate characteristics are common.[2]

  • Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. rotundifolius
  • Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. martinii (Dunkley) Mend. & Sousa[3]
  • Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. polyanthus (Harms) Mendonca & Sousa

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