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  2. Pterocarpus indicus - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Pterocarpus - Wikipedia

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    [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.

  4. Lignum nephriticum - Wikipedia

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    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).

  5. Narra - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of Bohol flora and fauna - Wikipedia

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    The diverse flora includes 8,000 species of flowering plants, 1,000 kinds of ferns, and 800 species of orchids. Seventy to eighty percent of non-flying mammals in the Philippines are found nowhere else in the world. [1] Common mammals include the wild hog, deer, wild carabao, monkey, civet cat, and various rodents.

  7. The worst foods to buy in the supermarket and the better ...

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    Health experts recommend reducing a person's intake of ultra-processed foods. A registered dietitian and the CEO of Nourish Science share some helpful ways to spot these foods where you shop.

  8. Pterocarpus dalbergioides - Wikipedia

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    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. The fruit pod is a winged achene or samara that is nearly hairless and about 5 cm in diameter ...

  9. A conservationist is building bridges in the Amazon so ...

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    Abra hopes the structures can help turn things around for some of Brazil’s vulnerable and endangered species, like the Groves’ titi, the Schneider’s marmoset, and the Guiana Spider Monkey.