Amboyna Wood vs East Indian/Malabar Kino

Pterocarpus indicus compared with Pterocarpus marsupium

Key Differences

• Amboyna Wood is Endangered while East Indian/Malabar Kino is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboyna Wood	East Indian/Malabar Kino
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Pterocarpus	Pterocarpus
Species	Pterocarpus indicus	Pterocarpus marsupium

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboyna Wood and East Indian/Malabar Kino share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pterocarpus.

Conservation Status

Amboyna Wood

EN — Endangered

East Indian/Malabar Kino

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboyna Wood	East Indian/Malabar Kino
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amboyna Wood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Trinidad and Tobago), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Palau). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

East Indian/Malabar Kino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Amboyna Wood

The Amboyna Wood (Pterocarpus indicus) is a species in the genus Pterocarpus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.