Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.)G.Don

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Parkia R.Br.
Tribe: Parkieae
References: [51]

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Other names:

• Parkia africana R.Br. [Synonym] [51]
  
• Parkia clappertoniana Keay [Synonym] [51]
  
• Parkia filicoidea sensu auct. [Misapplied] [51]
  
• Parkia intermedia Oliver [Synonym] [51]
  
• Parkia oliveri J.F.Macbr. [Synonym] [51]
  

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Common Names:

• African Locust Bean Tree
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Further editing:
  • 2001-03 Hopkins HF
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994 Hopkins HF
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Food and Drink [14] [51] [3235] [3236]
  
• Forage [51] [3235] [3236]
  
• Medicine [14] [3235] [3236]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [3232]
  • Benin [51]
  • Burkina [51]
  • Cameroon [51]
  • Central African Rep. [51]
  • Chad [51]
  • Gambia The [51]
  • Ghana [51]
  • Guinea [51]
  • Guinea Bissau [51]
  • Ivory Coast [51]
  • Mali [51]
  • Niger [51]
  • Nigeria [51]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [51]
  • Senegal [51]
  • Sierra Leone [51]
  • Sudan [51]
  • Togo [23]
  • Uganda [3232]
  • Zaire [3232]

• Asia [3232]
  • Indonesia-ISO [3232]

• Australasia [3232]
  • Australia [3232]

• Caribbean [51] [1337]
  • Caribbean-TRP [1337]

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Notes:

• Seeds, and pulp around them, used as human food. [51]
  
• Introduced to the Caribbean. [51]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:47:21