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Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia aculeata
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Parkinsonia aculeata
L.
Synonyms :
Parkinsonia thornberi
M. E. Jones
Common Name :
Ram Baval, Jerusalem Thorn, Mexican Palo Verde
Plant Family :
Caesalpiniaceae
Plant Form :
Tree
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Van Chetana Kendra
About Parkinsonia aculeata Plant :
Habit :
A small tree or a large shrub with smooth bark.
Leaves :
Bipinnate, pinnae 1-2 pairs, leaflets minute, ovate or oblanceolate, glabrous.
Flowers :
Flowers 1.2-2 cm across, in 6-8 cm long, lax, terminal racemes.
Fruit :
Pods linear, reticulate, glabrous. Seeds 2-7, ellipsoidal-oblong, smooth, dark-brown.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
January - May
Significance :
Planted as a hedge at many places.
Occasionally grown in the gardens.