Pterocarpus officinalis
Dragonsblood Tree
As recorded: Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Bacon, P.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 14, 1979
- Locality
- Salibea Swamp
- Island
- Trinidad
- Region
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Identified by
- Adams, C.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pterocarpus officinalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 253 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
86FX+29Q Charco Angelitos, Luquillo 00773, Puerto Rico
(c) ritirene, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-02
Martinique, Rivière-Salée, MQ
(c) MeL Herteman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Chepigana, PA-DR, PA
(c) keesgroenendijk, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-12
Impasse Morne Cabri, Le Lamentin, MQ
(c) MeL Herteman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Guadeloupe
(c) Lucie CHASSOT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Manatí, PR, US
(c) Rafael Alejandro Rodríguez González, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pterocarpus officinalis. BISH 596852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956302883. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/596852.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956302883 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026