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Palmas Del Mar Tropical Forest
'Palmas del Mar Tropical Forest'', also known as the Palmas del Mar Pterocarpus Forest, is located in and near the beach resort community of Palmas del Mar in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The 144 acres of forest tracts belonging to the Palmas del Mar Tropical Forest are protected by conservation easement laws (Spanish: ''Ley de servidumbre de conservación'') between Palmas del Mar Properties Inc. and the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico (Spanish: ''Fideicomiso de Conservación de Puerto Rico'') since 2010. It consists of secondary forests, mangroves and, most notably, a ''Pterocarpus'' forest. The Candelero River also crosses the forest area and its mouth is also located just north of the forest limits. A total of 456 tree species has been documented in the area, including the notable ''palo de pollo'' (''Pterocarpus officinalis'') and the ortegon ('' Coccoloba rugosa''). The forest is also considered an important bird area, many of which are migratory. 52 species of animals have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterocarpus Officinalis - Palmas Del Mar PR - Pterocarpus Forest IMG 2294
''Pterocarpus'' is a pantropical genus of trees in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. Most species of ''Pterocarpus'' yield valuable timber traded as padauk (or padouk); other common names are mukwa or narra. '' P. santalinus'' also yields the most precious red sandalwood in China known as Zitan. The wood from the narra tree ('' P. indicus'') and the Burmese padauk tree ('' P. macrocarpus'') is marketed as amboyna when it has grown in the burl form. The scientific name is Latinized Ancient Greek and means "wing fruit", referring to the unusual shape of the seed pods in this genus. Uses Padauk wood is obtained from several species of ''Pterocarpus''. All padauks are of African or Asian origin. Padauks are valued for their toughness, stability in use, and decorativeness, most having a reddish wood. Most Pterocarpus' woods contain either water- or alcohol-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
