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Padauk

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Padauk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pterocarpus
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Padauk (or padouk) is a tree Pterocarpus indicus found in the tropics of southeast Asia with a red wood with an etiolated or sometimes striped black grain. The wood, known as amboyna, is used mainly for decoration on furniture.



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