''Pterocarpus officinalis'', the dragonsblood tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family
, 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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officinalis
''Officinalis'', or ''officinale'', is a Medieval Latin epithet denoting organisms—mainly plants—with uses in medicine, herbalism and cookery. It commonly occurs as a specific epithet, the second term of a two-part botanical name. ''Officinali ...
Flora of Southwestern Mexico
Flora of Veracruz
Flora of Southeastern Mexico
Flora of Central America
Flora of the Caribbean
Flora of northern South America
Flora of Ecuador
Flora of Colombia
Flora of North Brazil
Flora of Northeast Brazil
Plants described in 1763
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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