Parkia biglandulosa

• Botanical Name : Parkia biglandulosa Wight & Arn.
• Synonyms : Parkia pedunculata (Roxb.) J. F. Macbr.
• Common Name : Chanduphal, Badminton Ball Tree, African Locust Tree
• Plant Family : Mimosaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 3, 12, 18, 27, 28
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Aranya Van

About Parkia biglandulosa Plant :

• Habit : An unarmed big tree with white-grey bark.
• Leaves :
  • Bipinnate, leaflets 60-100 pairs, small.
  • Two glands present at the base of the petiole.
• Flowers :
  • Flowers in big globose or obovoid, green heads, peduncles long.
  • Calyx tubular, teeth 5, corolla tubular, stamens 10.
  • Ovary on a stalk.
• Fruit : Pods large and strap-shaped.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : January - March
• Significance : Occasionally grown in the gardens.