Taxonomy of Pterocarpus santalinus Linn.f

 

Domain

:

Eukaryota  - Whittaker & Margulis,1978

Kingdom

:

Plantae  - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants

Subkingdom

:

Viridaeplantae  - Cavalier-Smith, 1981

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta  - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Flowering Plants

Subphylum

:

Euphyllophytina

Infraphylum

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Radiatopses  - Kenrick & Crane, 1997

Class

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Magnoliopsida  - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons

Subclass

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Rosidae  - Takhtajan, 1967

Super order

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Fabanae  - R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1993

Order

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Fabales  - Bromhead, 1838

Family

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Fabaceae  - Lindley, 1836 - Bean Family

Subfamily

:

Faboideae 

Tribe

:

Dalbergieae 

Genus

:

Pterocarpus  - N.J. Jacquin, 1763, nom. cons.

Specific epithet

:

santalinus - L.f.

Botanical name

:

Pterocarpus santalinus L.f.

     
Synonyms :

Pterocarpus lignum, Santalum rubrum, Lingoum santalinum (L. f.) Kuntze Rojo, J. P. 1972. Pterocarpus (Leguminosae — Papilionaceae). Phanerog. Monogr. 5: 1–119.

Homonyms : Pterocarpus santalinus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens n. 5842. 1831. (Numer. List) Pterocarpus santalinus Blanco Flora de Filipinas 561. 1837. (Fl. Filip.).
Ayurvedic name : Rakta chandan
Unani name : Sandal surkh
Trade name : Red sanders
     
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