It is also known as african kino, african teak, afrikanischer kinobaum german, barwood. Pterocarpus erinaceus is a tree species which it is harvested for timber and has a number of other local uses. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pterocarpus erinaceus is widespread in the savanna zone from. The pterocarpus forest, a unique 51acre pterocarpus swamp forest nature preserve, opened to the public in march 20. Pharmacological properties and related constituents of stem bark of pterocarpus erinaceus poir.
It is listed in appendix ii of the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora. Antimicrobial screening was carried out on some pathogens and. Timber ghana nature economy and people connected global. Lingoum erinaceum, pterocarpus adansonii, pterocarpus africanus, pterocarpus schinatus african rosewood is a deciduous tree. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This is one of the largest remaining swamp forests in puerto rico and serves as habitat to 44 species of flora and 52 species of fauna, of which. It belongs to the subfamily faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic pterocarpus clade within the dalbergieae. The demand for pterocarpus erinaceus, popularly known as african rosewood has grown significantly in recent years, particularly in asia. Pdf on jan 10, 2017, maryam ahmed and others published.
Ars germplasm resources information network pter integrated taxonomic information system pter wildlife. Pterocarpus erinaceus poir fabaceae is an endemic, highly exploited and threatened plant species in arid and semiarid zones of west africa. Dendrometric study of pterocarpus erinaceus poir in the natural stands of sudanian zone of benin pterocarpus erinaceus is an. It belongs to the subfamily faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic. Discrepancies in trade data indicate illegal trade hoare, 2015. Pterocarpus erinaceus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Antiulcerogenic effects of aqueous stembark extracts of. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. The aqueous extract of the stembark of pterocarpus erinaceus poir. Pterocarpus erinaceus african kino pfaf plant database. These are primarily included because names of species rank are.
There are no related plants for species pterocarpus erinaceus. Pterocarpus erinaceus poir fabaceae is a tree species used for its timber and several other purposes. It can be found on all soil types, but prefers light to medium, free draining, acid to neutral soils. Collecting pterocarpus erinaceus samples from senegal for. Pterocarpus erinaceus wikispecies, free species directory. Previous studies by showed that the ethanolic stem bark extracts of p. Pharmacological properties and related constituents of stem bark of. Although logging of forest trees have been going on in the state throughout the post. Collecting pterocarpus erinaceus samples from senegal for dendroclimate analyses brendan m. This has led to high levels of illegal logging resulting in serious forest degradation across taraba state. Pharmaceutics free fulltext turning waste into value. Population structure and minimum felling diameter of pterocarpus. Numerous plants are known to exhibit considerable biological activities in the fields of medicine and agriculture, yet access to their active ingredients is often complicated, cumbersome and expensive. Tolerant of most soil types, but prefers a light to medium, freedraining, acid to.
Most species of pterocarpus yield valuable timber traded as padauk or padouk. This information document has been submitted by senegal. Originally published in the journal blumea, it is available as a pdf on the interne. Pterocarpus indicus synonyms, pterocarpus indicus pronunciation, pterocarpus indicus translation, english dictionary definition of pterocarpus indicus. This study was conducted at the subregional level across three countries, namely burkina faso, niger and togo. As a consequence, many plants harbouring potential drugs or green phytoprotectants go largely unnoticed, especially in poorer countries which, at the same time, are in desperate need of.
Palmer2 1 tree ring laboratory, lamontdoherty earth observatory 2 dept. And in doing that, the study adopted the crosssectional research design. Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora twentysecond meeting of the plants committee tblisi georgia, 1923 october 2015 information document analysis of the international trade in pterocarpus erinaceus and its consequences in west africa 1. Population structure of pterocarpus erinaceus poir. This page was last edited on 7 december 2019, at 22. Determinants and consequences of commercial exploitation. In 2014, ghana was ranked second to nigeria in africa and fourth in the world among top. Extraction, characterization and antibacterial screening.
Rosewood face risk of extinction in northern ghana. There is evidence of rapid increase in export of timber from range states in the past six years largely to meet demand in china for hongmu timber used in. Furthermore the antiradical activity of these extracts was determined at room temperature by the method based on the reactivity of the extracts with a free radical, stable in solution, the l, ldiphenyl2picrylhydrazyl dpph. The plant list includes 227 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus pterocarpus. Pdf pharmacological properties and related constituents of stem. Effects of pterocarpus erinaceus stem bark aqueous extract on anemic rats. Pdf phytochemical and nutrient composition of pterocarpus. At its 69th meeting sc69, geneva, november 2017, the standing committee considered exports of specimens of rosewood pterocarpus erinaceus from nigeria, based on information contained in paragraphs 21 29 of document sc69 doc.
Andaman padauk, andaman redwood, east indian mahogany pterocarpus echinatus pers. Download 480 pterocarpus stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Nature is making sarscov2 and covid19 research free. Pterocarpus erinaceus is a deciduous tree with a high, open, fewbranched crown.
The origin of this product varies but is mostly sourced from the southwestern rural areas of nigeria. Pterocarpus erinaceus is an endangered species of tree that is native to the sahelian region of. Pterocarpus erinaceus barwood pterocarpus indicus pterocarpus pterocarpus macrocarpus burma padauk pterocarpus marsupium malabar kino pterocarpus officinalis dragonsblood tree pterocarpus osun pterocarpus. The timber market in asia and other destinations recognize other rosewoods like pterocarpus erinaceous. The plant list includes a further 30 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus pterocarpus. Pterocarpus erinaceus is an endangered species of tree that is native to the sahelian region of west africa. Pterocarpus erinaceus poir fabaceae is a sudanese multipurpose species ranging in cote divoire, at the north of the 8 th parallel. The stem bark of pterocarpus erinaceus was successively extracted with nhexane, ethyl acetate and methanol using a soxhlet extractor. Effects of pterocarpus erinaceus stem bark aqueous extract. Inclusion of pterocarpus erinaceus in appendix ii, without.
Sometimes referred to as rosewood, this product is a. Free radicals, antioxidant and bark extract of pterocarpus erinaceus poir. These countries represent a spatial ecological gradient of p. Characterization of pterocarpus erinaceus kino extract and. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. The results suggest that the stem bark extracts of pterocarpus erinaceus. Pterocarpus stock photos download 480 royalty free photos. Pterocarpus species pterocarpus erinaceus name synonyms lingoum erinaceum poir. Pterocarpus erinaceus, known as kosso in china, is an increasingly threatened species native to the vulnerable savannah. You are viewing one of thousands of biographies click. The rapid increase in demand for rosewood in asia, particularly china has led to increased exploitation of pterocarpus erinaceus african rosewood in ghana. This page was last edited on 21 december 2019, at 03.
Proximate analysis of pterocarpus erinaceus stem bark. This species is object of illegal exploitation and the. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Pterocarpus erinaceus, characterizing the oil and subjecting the same to antimicrobial screening.
Minitab 16 software was also used to estimate the parameters of the weibull distribution from diameter and. Pterocarpus means winged fruit, from the greek pteron wing and karpos fruit. It is used for fuel wood, for medicinal purposes, as a woodworking material, and is useful as a nitrogenfixing plant to improve nutrientdepleted farming land. Pterocarpus angolensis grows in the warm, frost free areas in the northeast of the country, extending into zimbabwe, northern botswana, mozambique and namibia and northwards into other parts of africa. Pterocarpus erinaceus is a deciduous tree growing to 20 m 65ft by 20 m 65ft. Extraction, characterization and antibacterial screening of oil from the heartwood of pterocarpus erinaceus. A detailed guide, with excellent linedrawings, to 100 of the more important trees of laos and vietnam.
Native to west africa, it has bright yellow flowers. Surge in demand in recent years from china has been linked to the rapid increase in the issuance of salvage permits since 2011, the legality of has been questioned. Such research shall have demonstrable relevance to the study was designed to evaluate the anti anemic. Pterocarpus erinaceus were studied in uvvisible spectrophotometer. More recently, we showed that this pterocarpus erinaceus extract reduces a. We also source our kosso wood from dr congo and ghana.
Pterocarpus is a pantropical genus of trees in the family fabaceae. Pterocarpus erinaceus occurs in semiarid to subhumid tree savanna up to 600 1200 m altitude, in regions with 60012001600 mm annual rainfall, a long dry season up to 9 months and a mean annual temperature of 1532c. A chemical science and technology federal polytechnic mubi. Pdf phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of the. Pterocarpus indicus wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The role of free radicals and reactive oxygen species is.
S biochemistry department modibbo adama university of technology yola. Other reports revealed that the phytochemical constituents of p. Pterocarpus indicus tree native to southeastern asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black. Threatened west african rosewood species gets cites protection. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Estimate trees potential and wood cubage in natural stands of. The plants database includes the following 8 species of pterocarpus.
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