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Parkia velutina

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Parkia velutina is a rainforest tree growing to 40 m high, native to tropical South America. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. The leaves are tripinnate, with 30–45 pairs of primary pinnae arranged opposite or subopposite on the leaf rachis. Each pinna has 40–110 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are produced in a compound, pear-shaped inflorescence, and are pollinated by bees of the genus Megalopta.

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Family
Fabaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Parkia velutina
Slug
parkia-velutina
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Parkia
Species
velutina
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
28

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