Parkia biglandulosa Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Mimosoideae
  • Species : Parkia biglandulosa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Parkia biglandulosa Wight & Arn.
  • Common name : Badminton Ball Tree , Band-stick Tree
  • Vernacular name : Mavukai (Tam.)
  • Key identification features : Medium-sized tree up to 20 m tall. Bole buttressed. Leaves are alternate, bipinnate with about 20-40 pairs of leaflets, glabrous above, puberulous below, base truncate, margin ciliate. Flower head resemble a badminton ball.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : January-March; March onwards
  • Native : Malay peninsula
  • Comments : Introduced. Often planted as an Avenue Tree.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Malay Peninsula, South-East Asia; Cultivated Elsewhere
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Parkia biglandulosa. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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