Herbarium JCB

Parkinsonia aculeata L.

Family : CAESALPINIACEAE
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : IMLI FAMILY (ईमली फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Parkinsonia aculeata L.
Vernacular name : Naaivelan (Tamil); Simatumma (Telugu); Vedibabhul, Vilayatikikar (Marathi)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Arable lands and wastelands
Comments / notes : On plains to 500m along moist places and banks of rivers; also planted
Key identification features : Thorny tree
Flower, Fruit : July-December
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, Chittoor district, Prakasam district
- Telangana : Mehboobnagar district
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Rayagada district, Koraput district, Balasore district, Ganjam district, Puri district, Ganjam district, Khurda district
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
Native : Tropical America
World Distribution : Naturalized in tropics
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Parkinsonia aculeata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.