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Pterocarpus lucens
Pterocarpus lucens is a tree from the Sahel and drier parts of tropical Africa, grown mainly for fuelwood, charcoal, timber and traditional medicine. It thrives in hot, seasonally dry conditions and needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Pterocarpus lucens is a tree species native to the Sahelian region of West Africa.
It is used for fuel wood, for treatment of diarrhea and other medicinal purposes, as a woodworking material, and for charcoal. It has several common names, including dabakalan (Bambara), Baro (Malinké), Dakolokué (Bobofing), Babangué (Sarakolé), Tjami (Fula), and Bèbèblè (Dogon).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pterocarpus lucens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
