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Definition of Pterocarpus angolensis

1. Noun. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pterocarpus Angolensis

Literary usage of Pterocarpus angolensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1916)
"... (Pterocarpus angolensis). These scrub forests, occurring as they do in an otherwise bare country, were used extensively from the earliest pioneer days ..."

2. Pharmacographia; a History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin, Met by Friedrich August Flückiger, Daniel Hanbury (1879)
"The latter applies also to the wood of Pterocarpus angolensis DC., which is largely exported from the French colony of Gaboon ; it is the " Santal rouge ..."

3. The Miombo in Transition: Woodlands and Welfare in Africa by Bruce Morgan Campbell (1996)
"Up to 85% of the total sawnwood consumed by the furniture industry in Tanzania is composed of Pterocarpus angolensis. These valuable wood resources are ..."

4. American Notes and Queries edited by William Shepard Walsh, Henry Collins Walsh, William H. Garrison, Samuel R. Harris (1890)
"Indeed, the author states that the French botanists say that Barwood is produced by a tree called Pterocarpus angolensis, while they name the camwood tree ..."

5. Riches of the Forest: For Health, Life, and Spirit in Africa by Citlalli López Binnqüist, Patricia Shanley (2004)
"... may provide clues to a plant's origins (eg Pterocarpus angolensis = from Angola). They may describe the plant or animal (eg Tragelaphus scriptus: Tragos ..."

6. Indigenous Knowledge and Its Uses in SA by Hans Normann, Ina Snyman (1996)
"The N'anga takes a lad with bilharziasis to a Pterocarpus angolensis tree which he cuts on its east and west sides. The patient licks the sap from each side ..."

7. Policies and Governance Structures in Woodlands of Southern Africa by Godwin S. Kowero, Bruce Morgan Campbell, Ussif Rashid Sumaila (2003)
"... and Pterocarpus angolensis are also abundant. Many fruit trees can still be found within the forest. Wild game especially warthogs and antelopes still ..."

8. Policies and Governance Structures in Woodlands of Southern Africa by Godwin S. Kowero, Bruce Morgan Campbell, Ussif Rashid Sumaila (2003)
"... and Pterocarpus angolensis are also abundant. Many fruit trees can still be found within the forest. Wild game especially warthogs and antelopes still ..."

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