Fabaceae
Parkia

Parkia bicolor A.Chev.

First published in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 34 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Agland, P. (1982). Korup: an African Rainforest. © ITN Source. (film)
  • Groom, A. (2010). Parkia bicolor. Assessment using IUCN Categories and Criteria 3.1 (IUCN 2001). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Grünmeier, R. (1990). Pollination by bats and non-flying mammals of the African tree Parkia bicolor (Mimosaceae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 55: 83-104.
  • Hopkins, H.C. & White, F. (1984). The ecology and chorology of Parkia in Africa. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 54: 235-266.
  • Hopkins, H.C. (1983). The taxonomy, reproductive biology and economic potential of Parkia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Africa and Madagascar. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 87: 135-167.
  • Pettersson, S., Ervik, F. & Knudsen, J.T. (2004). Floral scent of bat-pollinated species: West Africa vs. the New World. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 82: 161-168.
  • Tchinda, A.T. (2008). Parkia bicolor A.Chev. In: Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 7 (1), Timbers 1, ed. D. Louppe, A.A. Oteng-Amoako & M. Brink, pp. 415-418. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 1: 196, t. 73
  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 3: 782
  • Gilbert & Boutique in Fl. Congo Belge 3: 144, t. 10.
  • in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 55, Mém. 8: 34 (1908)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • Hopkins, H. C. (1983). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 87:135-167. Taxonomy... of Parkia.. in Africa.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2007 Mackinder, B. [500], Cameroon K000338245 No
Oct 1, 2007 Mackinder, B. [500], Cameroon K000436201 No
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4397], Cameroon K000108296 No
Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8408], Cameroon K000108300 No
Nov 1, 2000 Mackinder, B. [314], Cameroon K000051338 No
Jan 1, 1999 Gossweiler, J. [7568], Angola K001276570 No
Jan 1, 1999 Gossweiler, J. [7568], Angola K001276572 No
Jan 1, 1999 Gossweiler, J. [7568], Angola K001276571 No
Jan 1, 1992 Olorunfemi, J. [30774], Cameroon K000092916 No
Mar 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [14538 bis], Cameroon K000092919 No
Mar 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [14513 bis], Cameroon K000092920 No
Binuyo, R.W.J. [37285], Nigeria 11632.000 No
Onochie, C. [35271], Nigeria 16388.000 No
Zenker, G.A. [3498], Cameroon K000232179 Yes
Chevalier, A. [(5) 22292], Côte d'Ivoire K000232183 Yes
Chevalier, A. [13547], Guinea K000232184 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [427], Cameroon K000092915 No
Thomas, D.W. [3228], Cameroon K000092918 No
Klaine, R.P. [103], Gabon K000232178 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Species Profiles

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