Parkinsonia aculeata L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Parkinsonia L.
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
References: [106][1056][1915][3089]

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Other names:

• Parkinsonia thornberi M.E.Jones [Synonym] [1606]
  

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Common Names:

• Acacia [2157]
  
• Acacia de los Masones [2157]
  
• Aroma Extranjera [2157]
  
• Bayahonda Blanca [2157]
  
• Cambr¢n [2157]
  
• Capinillo [2157]
  
• Cat‚ping [1915]
  
• Cina-cina [1140]
  
• Genˆt �pineux [1915]
  
• Jerusalem Thorn [107] [2153]
  
• Junco [1470]
  
• Lluvia de Oro [2157]
  
• Madame Naiz [2157]
  
• Madame Yass [2157]
  
• Mexican Palo Verde [2089]
  
• Pino Japon‚s [2157]
  
• Quatre �pingles [1915]
  
• Retama [1470]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1999 Bisby FA
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994/1995 Lewis GP
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [14] [1915] [106]
  
• Forage [14]
  
• Medicine [121]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [8] [110]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Cape Verde [8]
  • Chad [8]
  • Djibouti [8]
  • Ethiopia [125]
  • Gambia The [11]
  • Ghana [8]
  • Kenya [106]
  • Libya [141]
  • Mali [11]
  • Mauritania [8]
  • Mozambique [8]
  • Namibia-ISO [107]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Senegal [11]
  • Sierra Leone [11]
  • Somalia [125]
  • South Africa [107]
  • Sudan [11]
  • Tanzania [106]
  • Uganda [106]
  • Zaire [113]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1914] [1935] [1939] [1969] [2002] [2021] [2023]
  • Cambodia [1935]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1969]
  • Iran [1939]
  • Iraq [1939]
  • Laos [1935]
  • Pakistan [2021]
  • Sri Lanka [2023]
  • Thailand [2002]
  • Vietnam [1935]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • New South Wales
    • Northern Territory
    • Queensland
    • South Australia
    • Western Australia

• Caribbean [1056] [2153] [2157]
  • Bahamas [2153] [2157]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Haiti [2157]
  • Jamaica [1056]

• Central America [106] [1117] [1470] [2156]
  • Costa Rica [1367] [1658]
  • El Salvador [2156]
  • Guatemala [1645]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1470]
  • Mexico(South East) [1117] [1470]
  • Panama [1606]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1982]
  • Madagascar [1982]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Oman [1939]
  • South Yemen [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

• North America [2157]
  • United States [1056] [1361] [1430] [1431] [1470] [1542] [1606] [1614] [1680] [1712] [1714] [2157]

• Pacific Ocean [1939] [1949] [2235]
  • Hawaii [1949]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]

• South America [106] [1712] [3089]
  • Argentina [1056] [1114] [1226] [1233] [1361] [1430] [1508] [1530] [1606] [1712]
  • Bolivia [1289]
  • Brazil [1233] [1414]
  • Colombia [1292]
  • Ecuador [3089]
  • Galapagos [1712]
  • Peru [1442]
  • Surinam [1408]
  • Uruguay [1114]

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Notes:

• Extensive naturalised weedy populations exist. [3089]
  
• P.aculeata x P.praecox = P.carterae. [3089]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:52:34