Pterocarpus macrocarpus, or Burma padauk,[3] is a tree native to the seasonal tropical forests of southeastern Asia: in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

[4] 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 fruit is a pod surrounded by a round wing 45–70 mm diameter, containing two or three seeds.

[4][5] The wood is durable and resistant to termites; it is important, used for furniture, construction timber, cart wheels, tool handles, and posts;[5] though not a true rosewood it is sometimes traded as such.

The seasonal padauk flowers bloom annually around Thingyan (April) and is considered one of the national symbols[6] of Myanmar (formerly Burma).