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Dragonsblood Tree
Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Legumes: pea and bean family

Dragonsblood Tree

Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq.

bebe Surinamese Dutch
NT Near Threatened

Names

EnglishDragonsblood Tree
DutchWatrabebe
SpanishSangrillo
Chinese—
Surinamese Dutchbebe
Scientific namePterocarpus officinalis Jacq.

About this species

Pterocarpus officinalis, the dragonsblood tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It is typically found in coastal freshwater or slightly brackish habitats, in association with mangroves that occupy the more saline areas. Its timber is commercially traded.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusPterocarpus

In Suriname

81Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1687First record
2014Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo2
  • Coronie1
  • Para1
  • Paramaribo1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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