Parkia
Parkia platycephala
Parkia is a genus of flowering plants of the legume family. It was named in 1826 by the botanist Robert Brown after the Scottish explorer Mungo Park.
Overall, about 40 species are known. These are found in the tropics of South America, Asia and Africa especially.
The pods of some species are edible and are used as food for humans and livestock.
Species
- Parkia barnebyana
- Parkia bicolor
- Parkia biglobosa
- Parkia biglandulosa
- Parkia filicoidea
- Parkia javanica
- Parkia lutea
- Parkia madagascariensis
- Parkia nana
- Parkia paya
- Parkia platycephala
- Parkia speciosa
- Parkia timoriana