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Pterocarpus (genus) (Fabaceae (family), Fabales (order), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Genus of tropical trees containing over 30 species noted for their broadly winged circular fruits and including many kinds valued for their hard, often red, wood, some of which are padauk, amboyna, mukwa, barwood, or narra. Some species are used produce a fugitive red dyestuff containing santalin that has been used for textiles and tanning leather. The dye is soluble in alcohol, but insoluble in water. It was used commercially to produce mock turkey red dyes. The scientific name is a Latinized ancient Greek term meaning "winged fruit," in reference to the shape of the seed pod.
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| Terms: |
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| Pterocarpus (genus) (preferred,C,U,S,English-P,D,U,N)
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| Pterocarpus (genus) (Latin-P,D,U,U)
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| Pterocarpus (genus) (Spanish,D,U,U)
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| padauk (genus) (C,U,C,English,AD,U,N)
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| pterocarpus (genus) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| padouk (genus) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| padouk (genus) (Spanish,AD,U,U)
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| 紫檀屬 (屬) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| zǐ tán shǔ (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| zi tan shu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| tzu t'an shu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| padoek (genus) (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HL |
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.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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............ Eukaryota (domain) (G) |
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................ Plantae (kingdom) (G) |
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.................... Angiospermae (division) (G) |
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........................ Magnoliopsida (class) (G) |
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............................ Rosanae (superorder) (G) |
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................................ Fabales (order) (G) |
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.................................... Fabaceae (family) (G) |
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........................................ Pterocarpus (genus) (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 指稱包含超過30個樹種的熱帶喬木屬，此屬樹木的特點為其有寬翅的圓形果實，並且囊括許多因其多為紅色的堅硬木材而被珍視的樹種，其中包含紫檀、安波那木、安哥拉紫檀、非洲紫檀，或是印度紫檀（narra）。有些種類可用於製造一種內含紫檀素的易褪色紅色染料，此種染料曾經被用於染製紡織品和皮革鞣製。此染料可溶解於酒精，但是無法溶於水。紫檀曾經作為商品用於製造仿土耳其紅的紅色染料。其學名是某個拉丁化的古希臘詞彙，意為「有翅膀的水果」，以指稱其種子豆莢的形狀。 |
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barwood (wood) |
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(hardwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300081172] |
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dragon's blood (resin) |
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(resin (organic material), organic material, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300012929] |
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padouk (wood) |
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(hardwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300012335] |
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