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Padouk

Padauk

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	*Pterocarpus*
Species:	*indicus*

Binomial nomenclature

Pterocarpus indicus

Padauk (or padouk) 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.

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