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Parkia intermedia Hassk.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Parkia

Characteristics

Description after Hasskarl and Backer as follows: Tree. Leaves alternate. Petiole with 1 or 2 basal, oblong glands; rachis bearing velutinous pubescence. In adult trees, pinnae (8-) 14-24 pairs, leaflets 18-56 pairs per pinna, linear oblong, mucronulate, ciliolate; length/breadth ratio 3-6 and apex ± acute ('forma intermedia') or l/b ratio up to 4 and apex ± obtuse ('forma pseudo-speciosa'). In juvenile trees, pinnae up to 42 pairs; leaflets 40-80 pairs per pinna, subfalcate, acute. Pods 20-27 cm long (including stipe) by 4-5 (?) cm, strongly swollen over seeds, not or scarcely twisted ('forma intermedia') or twisted ('forma pseudo-speciosa'). Seeds oval, 2-2.5 by 1.25-1.5 cm, testa fairly hard; taste bitter.
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A tree. It grows 10-25 m tall. The leaves are alternate. The leaf stalk has one or two glands near the base. The leaves are compound the first leaflet branches are in 14-24 pairs and the leaflets in 18-56 pairs. The pods are 20-27 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. They smell strongly. There are about 30 seeds in a pod.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 25.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It occurs in Java, Indonesia.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses Seeds consumed like those of P. speciosa (Heyne, l.c.) though harder and with a stronger smell.
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The seeds are eaten.
Uses eating food gene source
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Distribution

Parkia intermedia world distribution map, present in Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:512205-1
WFO ID wfo-0000206929
COL ID 4DN4X
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Synonyms

Parkia intermedia
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