Parkia platycephala Benth.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Parkia platycephala Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    B. Maguire 56109 with J. Murca Pires, Celia K. Maguire, Nilo T. Silva, 12 Aug 1963

  • Location

    Brazil. Tocantins. Between Araguaina and Guara, along Belem-Brasilia Highway.

  • Habitat

    Frequent in savanna.

  • Description

    Tree 10 m high, 35 cm diam, immature fruit green, on 50 cm pendent peduncle. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00935215

    Occurrence ID: eec4c11f-923d-4dde-a4cd-f161925f3a89

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Tocantins

  • Locality

    Between Araguaina and Guara, along Belem-Brasilia Highway

  • Elevation

    Alt. 152 - 229 m. (499 - 751 ft.)

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Parkia platycephala Benth.
Det. H.C. Hopkins
1981
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN-UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASILIA
Plants of the Belem-Brasilia-Acre Highways
Estados Para, Goias, Mato Grosso, Terr. Rond6nia, Brasil
No. £6109
Parkia pendula (Willd*) Benth*
Det.: H. S. Irwin, 1966
Tree 10 m high, 35> cm diam3 immature fruit green,
on 50 cm pendent peduncle, frequent in savanna
between Araguaina and Guara, Goias, alt«, 5>00-
7f>0 ft, along Belem-Brasilia Highway*
Bassett Maguire, J. Murca Pires,
Celia K. Maguire, Nilo T. Silva
August 12, 1963
Field work supported by the Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, the Instituto Agronomico do Norte, The
New York Botanical Garden, and the Universidade de Brasilia.
00935215