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Parkinsonia aculeata
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Maleme Dam Campsite, Matobo National Park
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Maleme Dam Campsite, Matobo National Park
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By road to Khami Ruins
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By road to Khami Ruins
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By road to Khami Ruins
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road to Khami Ruins
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| Common names: | Jerusalem thorn (English) Paloverde (English) |
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Shrub or small tree, armed with short straight spines. Leaves bipinnate with 1-3 pairs of flattened, winged pinnae, up to 40 cm. Pinnae set close together and appearing as a cluster of separate pinnate leaves borne on a spine. Leaflets up to 80 but often absent, oblong to oblanceolate, c. 6 × 2 mm. Flowers in lax racemes, yellow. Pod pale greyish-brown, 3-15 cm, linear, hairless, constricted between the seeds. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | aculeata: prickly |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native of tropical and subtropical America; naturalised elsewhere. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 200 - 201. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 261. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 243. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 44. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 70. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Parkinsonia aculeataAfrican Plant Database: Parkinsonia aculeata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Parkinsonia aculeata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Parkinsonia aculeata
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iNaturalist: Parkinsonia aculeata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Parkinsonia aculeata
JSTOR Plant Science: Parkinsonia aculeata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Parkinsonia aculeata
Plants of the World Online: Parkinsonia aculeata
Tropicos: Parkinsonia aculeata
Wikipedia: Parkinsonia aculeata
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