Pterocarpus indicus
Burmese-Rosewood
As recorded: Pterocarpus indicus Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Streimann, H.; Kairo, A.A. Kairo →Heinar Streimann →
- Collector number
- NGF 26018
- Date
- October 27, 1965
- Locality
- Watut River, near Manki Village
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 27, 1965, Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. also collected 4 other specimens.
Pterocarpus indicus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 335 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Block 17, Singapore
(c) Suzanne F, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Avenida Universidad, San Juan, PR, US
(c) coralaviles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Lower Circular Road, Ayer Itam, Penang, MY
(c) Yeludawang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Coomalie, AU-NT, AU
no rights reserved
2026-09-20
368台灣苗栗縣西湖鄉金獅村
(c) kokoyeh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Calle Campo Amor, Toa Baja, PR, US
(c) Santos Caban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pterocarpus indicus. BISH 12988. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583090. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/12988.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956583090 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026