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Pterocarpus indicus (commonly known as Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra [3] (from Tagalog [4]) and asana in the Philippines, angsana, or Pashu padauk) is a species of Pterocarpus of the Sweet Pea Family (Papilionaceae) native to southeastern Asia, northern Australasia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, in ...
[2] [3] Most species of Pterocarpus yield valuable timber traded as padauk (or padouk), usually pronounced / p ə ˈ d uː k / or / ˈ p æ d ˌ oʊ k /; [4] other common names are mukwa or narra. The west African species may be traded as African rosewood. [5] P. santalinus also yields the most precious red sandalwood in China known as Zitan.
Lignum nephriticum cup made from the wood of the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus), and a flask containing its fluorescent solution. Lignum nephriticum (Latin for "kidney wood") is a traditional diuretic that was derived from the wood of two tree species, the narra (Pterocarpus indicus) and the Mexican kidneywood (Eysenhardtia polystachya).
Narra may refer to: Timber trees in the genus Pterocarpus, also known as padauk Pterocarpus indicus, a common species referred to as Narra; Narra, Palawan, a municipality in the Philippines; Narra, Bokaro, a census town in Jharkhand, India; Commander Narra, a fictional character from the Star Wars expanded universe; see List of minor Star Wars ...
This is a large evergreen tree, with ascending branches spreading towards the tips. [2] 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.
Philippine mahogany is a common name for several different species of trees and their wood. Botanically, the name refers to Toona calantas in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines. In the US timber trade, it is often applied to wood of the genus Shorea in the family Dipterocarpaceae.
The bulul has a simplified form, and is traditionally carved from narra or ipil wood. The bulul is touched by hands dipped in the blood of a chicken or pig in a ritual called tunod during the rice planting season. [5] Over time the blood imparts a dark color to the figures, overlaid with a patina of grease from food offerings. [7]
Ben Hur Villanueva is best known as a sculptor, working with brass, metal, and wood. Notable sculptures [2] by Villanueva include: . Kapit-Bisig - a commemorative Narra wood sculpture of four figures locking arms, which was presented by President Corazon Aquino to the Filipino people on the first anniversary of the 1986 EDSA Revolution.