Parkia

thumb|Parkia biglandulosa inflorescence, taken at AC&RI, Killikulam, India thumb|Parkia multijuga seed pod, MHNT thumb|Parkia pendula wood, MHNT

Species

FamilyFabaceae

Native toAngola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cambodia

General: that the two genera in the Parkieae, Parkia and Pentaclethra Use: Parkia speciosa Hassk. is used as human food in SE Asia

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 458
With media: 152
Family: Fabaceae
Collections: NY, MEL, F, IBUNAM, MICH, US
Recorded in: Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Ecuador, Colombia, India, Guyana, Brasil

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Mimoseae
Named after: Mungo Park
Image: Parkia platycephala fruit.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Parkia
Commons category: Parkia
topic's main category: Category:Parkia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8903
taxon common name: 球花豆属
taxonomic type: Parkia biglobosa
different from: Lutjanus

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thumb|Parkia biglandulosa inflorescence, taken at AC&RI, Killikulam, India thumb|Parkia multijuga seed pod, MHNT thumb|Parkia pendula wood, MHNT

Parkia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Several species are known as African locust bean.

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