WorldFloraDB - Parkia singularis subsp. borneensis

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 40 m high. The trunk is 100 cm across. It has low buttresses. The bark is grey-brown and scaly. The leaves are opposite. They are 3.5-9.5 cm long. There are 2-4 pairs of secondary leaf stalks with 3-7 pairs of leaflets on each. These are 4-12 cm long by 0.8-3.4 cm wide. They are oblong. There are 5-8 pairs of veins which loop and join near the edge of the leaf. The pod is like a strap and twisted. These are 15-25 cm long by 1.5-2.5 cm wide.

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Primary rachis including petiole (1.5-)3-10 (-13.5) cm. Pinnae 2(-4) pairs, secondary rachises 3.5-9.5 cm long. Leaflets (2-)4-5(-7 or-9?) pairs per pinna, (2.2-)4.3-6.1 by (0.8-)2.4-3.4 cm, ± elliptical to oblong, apex rounded or emarginate, base often asymmetrical, rounded or obtuse, not strongly auriculate.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
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Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter)	1.0
Mature height (meter)	40.0
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Environment

A tropical plant.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The seeds are sometimes eaten but are bitter.

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Edible	seeds
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969877-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001366303
COL ID	7KHYJ
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Parkia singularis subsp. borneensis

WorldFloraDB 2024

Parkia singularis subsp. borneensis H.C.Hopkins

Subspecies