Fabaceae

Parkia R.Br.

First published in Narr. Travels Africa, App. XXII: 234 (1826)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Tropical Asia to W. Pacific, Central & S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia

Introduced into:

China South-Central, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 323.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Denham & Clapperton, Trav., app.: 234 (1826).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • in Denh. & Clapp., Trav., app.: 234 (1826)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 27, 2014 Vásquez, R.; et al. [36025] Peru K000966949 No
May 27, 2014 Vásquez, R.; et al. [36025] Peru K000966970 No
Sep 1, 2007 Argent, G.; Seridan, A.; Wilkie, P. [9624] Indonesia K000564746 No
Jul 1, 2007 Argent, G.; Saridan, A.; Wilkie, P. [9624] Indonesia K000564747 No
Jan 1, 2000 Brunig, E.F. [S 12025] Malaysia K000564742 No
Jan 1, 2000 Haviland, G.D. [2907] Malaysia K000564739 No
Jan 1, 1995 Carvalho, A.M.; Thomas, W.W.; Santos et al, T.S. [4654] Brazil K000057463 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Lemos, R.P.L. [2856] Brazil K000057466 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Balée, W.L.; Ribeiro, B.G. [1850] Brazil K000849420 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Ackerly, D. [1302.873.2] Brazil K000849425 Yes
Oct 1, 1982 King, Dr. [5300] Malaysia K000564718 No
Oct 1, 1982 Lechananlts ? [s.n.] K000564114 No
Feb 25, 1980 Burchell [9863] Brazil K000849448 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Farias, L.G. [6428] Brazil K000849419 Yes
Hopkins, H.C.; Hopkins, M.J.G. [235] Brazil K000849447 Yes
Haviland, G.D. [2906] Malaysia K000564738 Holotype Yes
Indonesia K:SPC-66605.000 No
Spruce [1078] Brazil K000849413 Yes
Ducke, A. [23261] Brazil K000504619 Isolectotype Yes
Ducke, A. [23261] Brazil K000504620 Isolectotype Yes
Constantino, D. [1630] Brazil K000849441 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7113] Brazil K000849414 Yes
Yii; Awang, J.; Asah. [S. 65061] K000564827 No
Hopkins, M.J.G.; Miller, R.; Baxter, K.; Latham, S.; Richardson, F.; Cunha, A.C. [1032] Brazil K000849421 Yes
Kulip, J; Kuntil, L. [SAN 133571] K000564828 No
Lewis, G., P. [275] K000564830 No
Brown, G.S. [A 3116] K000564825 No
Ching, Y., P. [44077] K000564829 No
Froes, R. [1911] Brazil K000849416 Yes
Riera, B.; Sabatier, D. [1885] French Guiana K000849443 Yes
Enjah, A.; et al. [S.69288] Malaysia K001769964 Yes
Folli, D.A. [1428] Brazil K000849444 Yes
Folli, D.A. [1428] Brazil K000849445 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E.; et al. [459] Philippines K000295978 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Thomas, W.W.; Pirani, J.; Oliveira, J.G.; Ackerly, D.; Lima, R.P.; Coelho, J.A. [6191] Brazil K000849426 Yes
Beccari, O. [795] K000564824 No
Plowman, T.; Rosa, N.A.; Rosário, C.S. [9693] Brazil K000849446 Yes
Santos, M.R. [71] Brazil K000849442 Yes
Yii; Awang, J.; Asah. [S. 65061] K000564826 No

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0