Pericopsis mooniana

Pericopsis mooniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pericopsis
Species: P. mooniana
Binomial name
Pericopsis mooniana
(Thw.) Thw.
Synonyms
  • Albergia lanceolaria Moon
  • Dalbergia mooniana Thwaites
  • Derris ponapensis Hosok.
  • Ormosia villamilii Merr.
  • Pericopsis ponapensis (Hosok.) Hosok. [1]

Pericopsis mooniana, the nandu wood or nedun tree, is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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