Parkia pendula (Willd.) Benth. ex Walp.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Parkia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 30m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dense primary rainforests, usually on higher land.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Parkia pendula leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Parkia pendula world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Parkia pendula threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:512225-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174167
COL ID 4DN5S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 767399
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Inga pendula Mimosa pendula Parkia pendula