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About: Padauk is appx. Age 70 year old a large deciduous tree with spreading and drooping branches, attaining a height of 20-40 meter. In early summer the tree blooms completely. Flowering remains for one day. It is also found in E. Asia - southern China, Japan, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the western Pacific Islands.
Subpopulations have greatly declined in the wild because of overexploitation, and sometimes illegal exploitation, of the timber, as well as from increasing general habitat loss. It has become extinct in parts of its range.
Usage: It has a nitrogen-fixing capability and is used as a shade tree in plantations. Medicinally, the tree is used to treat throat ailments, mouth sores, mouth tumors, diarrhea, boils, prickly heat, ulcers, and syphilis. The wood is of superior quality and used in high-grade furniture, cabinets, decorative sliced veneer, wall panelling, flooring, musical instruments, and many others.
Botanical name: Pterocarpus indicus Willd.
Common name: Indian Padauk, Burmese Rosewood, Narra, Amboyna, Bloodwood