Amboyna Wood

Pterocarpus indicus Willd.

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Pterocarpus indicus (Amboyna Wood) is a species of tree in the family legumes. They are listed as endangered by IUCN. They are native to Pacific Basin excluding Hawaii.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900033
Definition: whole plant arborescent

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/endangered
Definition: A taxon is Endangered when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the \r\ncriteria A to E for Endangered, and it is therefore considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Source: http://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/taxonredirect/33241

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EOL has data for 23 attributes, including:

carbon biomass
- URI: http://purl.dataone.org/odo/ECSO_00001143
- Definition: The amount of carbon present in biomass
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253 kg
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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leaf sheddability
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008548
- Definition: A plant's disposition to lose leaves by a natural process
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deciduous
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001731
- Definition: Deciduous (plant): A quality inhering in a plant by virtue of the bearer's disposition to shed foliage.
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Pacific Basin excluding Hawaii
optimal growth pH
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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6.5
optimal growth temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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32 degrees celsius
plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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tree
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900033
- Definition: whole plant arborescent
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Decreasing
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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NHMUK
used for
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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medicinal
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C142605
- Definition: substance or combination of substances that may be administered to human beings (or animals) for treating or preventing disease, or with the intent to make a medical diagnosis or to restore, correct or modify physiological functions.
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wood density
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_1000040
- Definition: Secondary xylem volumetric density. Any measurable or observable characteristic related to the volumetric density of a secondary xylem.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:TermGenie] [database_cross_reference: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01285.x]
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0.96 g/cm^3

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Amboyna Wood from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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