''Pterocarpus marsupium'', also known as Malabar kino,
Indian kino, Vijayasar, or Venkai is a medium to large,
deciduous
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tree that can grow up to tall. It is native to
India
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(where it occurs in parts of the
Western Ghats in the
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
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Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
region and in the forests of Central India),
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
, and
Sri Lanka.
File:Pterocarpus marsupium bark.jpg, ''Pterocarpus marsupium'' bark
File:Pterocarpus marsupium 1.jpg, ''Pterocarpus marsupium'' tree
File:Pterocarpus marsupium seeds - Kunming Botanical Garden - DSC03234.JPG, ''Pterocarpus marsupium'' seeds (Kunming Botanical Garden
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)
References
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marsupium
Flora of the Indian subcontinent
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