Parkinsonia aculeata

• 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.