Parkia nitida Miq.

Species

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Characteristics

A tall tree. It grows 35 m tall. The trunk is light brown and smooth. The leaves are compound and twice divided. The leaves are almost opposite. The flowers are white in round balls. The fruit are pods 15-32 cm long by 7-9 cm wide. There are 8-13 seeds. These are narrowly oval and black.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 32.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found mainly in old secondary formations of the rain forest, on clay or sandy soils, in both dryland areas and in periodically inundated areas.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young fruit pods are eaten.
Uses material medicinal wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Parkia nitida world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Parkia nitida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:512215-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174166
COL ID 4DN5D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733896
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Synonyms

Parkia ingens Paryphosphaera arborea Parkia paryphosphaera Parkia oppositifolia Parkia sylvatica Parkia arborea Parkia alliodora Parkia nitida Parkia inundabilis