Parkia velutina
| Parkia velutina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Parkia |
| Species: | P. velutina
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| Binomial name | |
| Parkia velutina | |
Parkia velutina (common name Corezeiro) is a rainforest tree growing to 40 m high, native to tropical South America.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. The leaves are tripinnate, with 30–45 pairs of primary pinnae (rarely as few as 17 pairs, or up to 55 pairs) arranged opposite or subopposite on the leaf rachis. Each pinna has 40–110 pairs of leaflets.[2] The flowers are produced in a compound, pear-shaped inflorescence,[2] and are pollinated by bees of the genus Megalopta.[3]
References
- ^ "Parkia velutina Benoist". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ a b Hopkins, Helen C.F. (October 2, 1986). "Parkia (Leguminosae) Mimosoideae". Flora Neotropica. 43: 87–89.
- ^ Hopkins, M. J. G.; Hopkins, H. C. Fortune; Sothers, C. A. (2000). "Nocturnal pollination of Parkia velutina by Megalopta bees in Amazonia and its possible significance in the evolution of chiropterophily". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 16 (5). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 733–746. doi:10.1017/s0266467400001681. ISSN 0266-4674.