Pterocarpus marsupium, also known as Malabar kino or Indian kino, is a medium-to-large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 31 m (102 ft) tall. It is native to India (where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka-Kerala region and in the forests of Central India), Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Malabar kino being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pterocarpus erinaceus
- Pterocarpus rohrii
- Pterocarpus macrocarpus
- Pterocarpus acapulcensis
- Terminalia elliptica
- Pterocarpus santalinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Pterocarpus
- Species
- Pterocarpus marsupium
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