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|image = Pterocarpus_dalbergioides.jpg<br />
|status = VU<br />
|status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
|status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Barstow, M. |date=2018 |title=''Pterocarpus dalbergioides'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T33261A67802958 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33261A67802958.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><br />
|genus = Pterocarpus<br />
|species = dalbergioides<br />
|authority = [[William Roxburgh|Roxb.]] ex DC.{{Verify source|date = November 2008}}<br />
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'''''Pterocarpus dalbergioides''''', the '''Andaman padauk''', '''Andaman redwood''' or '''East Indian mahogany''', is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Fabaceae]]. It is sometimes called '''"narra"''', but this is just a generic term used for any of several ''[[Pterocarpus]]'' species. It is native to the [[Andaman Islands]].<br />
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== Description ==<br />
This is a large evergreen tree, with ascending branches spreading towards the tips.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Dietrich Brandis |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.222894 |title=Indian Trees |date=1921}}</ref> Has more numerous leaflets than the similar ''[[Pterocarpus indicus]]''. The leaflets are ovate-lanceolate and acuminate, with 5 to 8 pairs of conspicuous secondary nerves. The fruit [[Pod (fruit)|pod]] is a winged [[achene]] or [[Samara (fruit)|samara]] that is nearly hairless and about 5 cm in diameter. The heartwood colour varies from light grey to deep reddish-brown, but this variation is unrelated to any differences in leaves or flowers.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Distribution ==<br />
The species is native and [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Andaman Islands]], India. <br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Pterocarpus dalbergioides Kew herbcatimg 429020.jpg|Herbarium specimen of flowering twig<br />
File:Andeman padauk 05.jpg|Tree<br />
File:Andaman padauk 06.JPG|Buttress and trunk<br />
File:Andaman padauk 12.JPG|Leaves<br />
File:Pterocarpus dalbergioides - Andaman Padauk 02.JPG|Pod (samara)<br />
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[[Category:Endemic flora of the Andaman Islands]]<br />
[[Category:Data deficient plants]]<br />
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]<br />
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