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Padauk
Padauk
Scientific classification
Kingdom
:
Plantae
Division
:
Magnoliophyta
Class
:
Magnoliopsida
Order
:
Fabales
Family
:
Fabaceae
Genus
:
Pterocarpus
Species
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Padauk
(or padouk) is a tree
Pterocarpus indicus
found in the tropics of
southeast Asia
with a red wood with an etiolated or sometimes striped black grain. The wood, known as
amboyna
, is used mainly for decoration on
furniture
.