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Padauk

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Padauk is a tree Pterocarpus indicus found in the tropics of southeast Asia with a red wood with an etiolated or sometimes striped black grain. The wood, known as amboyna, is used mainly for decoration on furniture.

Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta
Division Magnoliophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Pterocarpus
Species Pterocarpus indicus

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