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Round-leaved bloodwood
Habit and dry infructescences
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Pterocarpus
Species:	P. rotundifolius
Binomial name
Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce

Pterocarpus rotundifolius, the round-leaved bloodwood, is a species of fabaceous tree that is native to mesic and well-watered woodlands of Africa south of the equator.

Subspecies

Up to three subspecies are recognized, but specimens with intermediate characteristics are common.

• Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. rotundifolius
• Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. martinii (Dunkley) Mend. & Sousa
• Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. polyanthus (Harms) Mendonca & Sousa

Gallery

• rounded leaflets
• Foliage and inflorescences with buds and flowers
• flowers
• shape of single pod

References

1. Mutshinyalo, Thompson (March 2003). "Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce". PlantZAfrica.com. SANBI. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
2. Lemmens, R. H. M. J. (2008). "Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce". Prota 7(1): Timbers/Bois d’œuvre 1. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
3. Also considered synonymous with the nominate subspecies, see: "Pterocarpus rotundifolius var. martinii". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. theplantlist.org. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

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