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| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ |
| Title | Parkia speciosa Hassk. |
| Rating | 2.5 |
| Vetted | Trusted |
| Original URL | https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6126/5964025293_936e0c772c_o.jpg |
| Description | Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.Parkia speciosa Hassk. Fabaceae. CN: [Malay - Petai, Petai papan, Sator], Twisted cluster bean, Drumstick tree, Tree bean. Native to Thailand, Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia); elsewhere cultivated. Tree up to ca. 35 m tall, sometimes bigger. Habitat - widespread distribution in lowland and hill forest to 900 m asl; often planted. Bitter seeds eaten raw or as an ingredient for special culinary. Also a potential phytomedicine.Synonym(s):Inga pyriformis Jungh.Mimosa pedunculata HunterParkia biglobosa ("ensu auct., non (Jacq.") R.Br. (Misapplied)Parkia harbesonii ElmerParkia macropoda Miq.Ref. and suggested reading:FRIM Flora Databasewww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-46350GRIN archive.is/P9zMvwww.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/af/...www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/709028/ |
| photographer | <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/60706597@N07'>Ahmad Fuad Morad</a> |
| provider | Flickr Group |
