Parkia | |
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Parkia platycephala | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: |
Parkia R.Br. [1] |
Species | |
See text. | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Parkia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. [2] Several species are known as African locust bean.
In 1995, about 31 species were known. [3] Four more species were outlined in 2009. [4]
Parkia species are found throughout the tropics, with four species in Africa, about ten in Asia, and about 20 in the neotropics. The neotropical species were revised in 1986. [5]
As of 2020 [update], Plants of the World Online (POWO) recognised the following species: [6]
Media related to Parkia at Wikimedia Commons
Parkia | |
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Parkia platycephala | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: |
Parkia R.Br. [1] |
Species | |
See text. | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Parkia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. [2] Several species are known as African locust bean.
In 1995, about 31 species were known. [3] Four more species were outlined in 2009. [4]
Parkia species are found throughout the tropics, with four species in Africa, about ten in Asia, and about 20 in the neotropics. The neotropical species were revised in 1986. [5]
As of 2020 [update], Plants of the World Online (POWO) recognised the following species: [6]
Media related to Parkia at Wikimedia Commons