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Pterocarpus marsupium
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Pterocarpus
Species:	P. marsupium
Binomial name
Pterocarpus marsupium Roxburgh
Synonyms
Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuminata (Prain) Prain Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuta Prain Pterocarpus marsupium f. biloba (Roxb. ex G. Don) Prain

Pterocarpus marsupium, also known as Malabar kino or Indian kino, is a medium-to-large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 31 m (102 ft) tall. It is native to India (where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka-Kerala region and in the forests of Central India), Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

• Pterocarpus marsupium bark
• Pterocarpus marsupium tree
• Pterocarpus marsupium seeds (Kunming Botanical Garden)

Phytochemistry

Pterocarpus marsupium contains 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (also called 2,3,6-trimethylnaphthalene-1,4-dione or TM-NQ), which, in vitro, is a reversible monoamine oxidase inhibitor occurring in tobacco leaf, and may cause skin, eye and respiratory irritation.

References

1. Barstow, M. (2017). "Pterocarpus marsupium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34620A67802995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T34620A67802995.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb". theplantlist.org.
3. NRCS. "Pterocarpus marsupium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
4. "1,4-Naphthalenedione, 2,3,6-trimethyl-(compound)". PubChem, US National Library of Medicine. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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