Pterocarpus macrocarpus is a medium-sized
tree growing to 10–30 m (rarely to 39 m) tall, with a trunk up to 1.7 m diameter; it is
deciduous in the
dry season. The
bark is flaky, grey-brown; if cut, it secretes a red gum. The
leaves are 200–350 mm long, pinnate, with 9–11 leaflets. The
flowers are yellow, produced in
racemes 50–90 mm long. The
fruit is a
pod surrounded by a round wing 45–70 mm diameter, containing two or three
seeds. of
Myanmar (formerly Burma). File:Burmese Padauk.JPG|Padauk flowers during
Thingyan File:PterocarpusMacrocarpusSeeds.jpg|Padauk seeds File:Padaukdisplay.jpg|Displayed Padauk wood ==References==