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Parkia bicolor

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Name

Identification
Parkia bicolor A.Chev. [family LEGUMINOSAE ]
Related name
  • Parkia bicolor
Common name
  • netto (Dawe; Fox) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • names: Ivory Coast, timber: lo, from Abe (Dalziel); Liberia: bastard whismore (wishmore), a misleading name resulting in confusion with Tarrietia utilis (Sterculiaceae) whose wood it resembles, but to which it is inferior., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • faux néré (Pobéguin)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • bokita the Rower-heads (FCD) dolo (FCD) lo-hσndo (FCD; S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • African locust bean; monkey cutlass (the fruit, The Gambia, Dawe)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • kua-nε (S&F) kuwa-nε (FCD) kwa-nε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • kui (RS) (GUINEA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • kong-uru (RS) (GUINEA, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • kulenerε (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Parkia bicolor A. Chev. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Parkia bicolor A. Chev. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 55, Mém. 8: 34 (1908); Bak. f. l.c. 782; Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 1: 196, t. 73; Gilbert & Boutique in Fl. Congo Beige 3: 144, t. 10.
Parkia agboensis A. Chev. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], l.c35 (1908)
Parkia zenkeri Harms [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], (1911).
Information
Tallforesttree, to 100 ft. high, with wide crown and well-developed buttresses; flowers bluish-red or yellowish-red;often by river banks.
Habitat
forest ~ often by river banks
Distribution
Fr. G. Kindia(fr. May) Chev. 13547!S. L. Sc. Elliot! Njala (Feb.) Deighton 1071! Simiria Deisgton 1396! Moyamba (fr. Mar.) Deighton 1922!Lib. Dukwia R. (fr. Feb.) Cooper 185! 338!Iv. C. Azaguié Chev. 22292! Banco Aubrév. 387!G. C. Ancobra River mouth (Nov.-Jan.) Chipp 23! Axim (fr. Nov.) Chipp 27! Abetifl (Jan.) Irvine 1659!Dah. Niaouli, Aliada Chev. 23423!S. Nig. Yaba (Dec.) Millen 72! Sapoba Kennedy 1969! 2073! Degema (fl. 8 fr. Dec.) Unwin 27! Eket Talbot 3047! Oban Talbot 1350! 1467!Br. Cam. Bambuko F.R., Kumba (fr. Sept.) Olorunfemi FHI 30774!
Distribution (external)
French Cameroons
Gabon
Cabinda
Belgian Congo

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