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Electronic Flora of South Australia genus Fact Sheet

Family: Fabaceae
Parkinsonia

Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 375 (1753).

Derivation: After John Parkinson, 1567-1650, English apothecary and botanist.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Large shrubs or small trees; bark green on branches and twigs; stipular spines and spines terminating short leaf rhachises; leaves bipinnate, primary leaflets in 1-3 pairs, petiole and rhachis almost obsolete, secondary leaflets numerous.

Flowers in racemes; sepals reflexed; petals yellow, banner-lobe soon reddish; stamens 10, all fertile; anthers versatile, splitting lengthwise.

Pod almost cylindrical, constricted between the seeds.

Distribution:  About 15 species, mostly from Central America and a few in Africa. Palo verde.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available


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