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aculeata

Taxon

Parkinsonia aculeata L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 375. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 30 Apr 02. 003.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 30 Apr 02. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 30 Apr 02. 001.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 30 Apr 02. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 30 Apr 02. 002.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 30 Apr 02. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 29 Mch 03. 105.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 29 Mch 03. 105.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 29 Mch 03. 103.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 29 Mch 03. 103.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 29 Mch 03. 106.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 29 Mch 03. 106.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde. Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 004.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde. Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 418.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 418.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 432.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 432.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 430.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 430.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 433.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 433.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 422.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 422.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 428.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 428.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 425.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 425.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 424.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 424.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 421.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 421.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 423.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 423.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 426.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 426.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 431.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 431.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 420.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 420.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 419.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 419.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 429.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 429.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 427.jpg

Parkinsonia aculeata, s.n.--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 427.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 32 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into 98 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 29, 2003

Location

Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)

Location Remarks

Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

August 5, 2007

Location

Mexico, Oaxaca (Jardin Etnobotanico)

Location Remarks

City of Oaxaca

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 30, 2003

Location

Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Bagaces Canton)

10.345, -85.338889

Location Remarks

Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 30, 2002

Location

Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)

Location Remarks

Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Parkinsonia

Specific Epithet

aculeata

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 8.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#123,027 of 335,497

Top 37%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →