Parkinsonia praecox (Ruiz & Pav.) Hawkins

Species

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Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Deciduous forests at low elevations. Found at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres in Ecuador.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use gum material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Placenta (unspecified), Sprain (unspecified), Thirst (unspecified), Bruise (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Masticatory (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Parkinsonia praecox habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Parkinsonia praecox habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Parkinsonia praecox habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Parkinsonia praecox leaf picture by cabana carlos manuel (cc-by-sa)
Parkinsonia praecox leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Parkinsonia praecox flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Parkinsonia praecox flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Parkinsonia praecox flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Parkinsonia praecox fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Parkinsonia praecox fruit picture by cabana carlos manuel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Parkinsonia praecox world distribution map, present in Argentina, American Samoa, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Parkinsonia praecox threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1006943-1
WFO ID wfo-0000193364
COL ID 4DN6V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cercidium australe Pomaria glauca Cercidium spinosum Cercidium goldmanii Cercidium plurifoliolatum Cercidium unijugum Cercidium viride Caesalpinia brea Cercidium praecox Rhetinophloeum viride Cercidium praecox subsp. glaucum Parkinsonia praecox