Amboyna Wood vs Bloodwood

Pterocarpus indicus compared with Pterocarpus officinalis

Key Differences

• Amboyna Wood is Endangered while Bloodwood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboyna Wood	Bloodwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Pterocarpus	Pterocarpus
Species	Pterocarpus indicus	Pterocarpus officinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboyna Wood and Bloodwood share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pterocarpus.

Conservation Status

Amboyna Wood

EN — Endangered

Bloodwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboyna Wood	Bloodwood
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.

Bloodwood

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

Bloodwood

The Bloodwood (Pterocarpus officinalis) is a species in the genus Pterocarpus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.