Parkinsonia microphylla Torr.

  • Family

    Caesalpiniaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Parkinsonia microphylla Torr.

  • Primary Citation

    Pacific Railr. Rep. 2, Pt. 2, Bot. (Beckwith & Gunnison) 4: 82.

  • Type Specimens

    Specimen 1: Holotype -- A. C. V. Schott 299, verif. D. Isely, 1972

    Remarks: This sheet has Schott label (concealed by the drawing) which matches Torrey citation. But this sheet has no pods, and description includes pod characters. Obviously Torrey also used the second specimen possessing pods. They are tied together by the Mexican Boundary no. 299.

    Specimen 2: Holotype -- A. C. V. Schott 299, verif. D. Isely, 1972

    Specimen 3: Possible type -- J. M. Bigelow s.n.

  • Common Names

    yellow paloverde, littleleaf palo verde, yellow paloverde

  • Floras and Monographs

    Parkinsonia microphylla Torr.: [Article] Isley, Duane. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25 (2): 1-228.