Parkia sumatrana subsp. sumatrana

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Parkia sumatrana subsp. sumatrana

Description

Tree to 35 m tall. Leaves alternate or rarely opposite, primary rachis including petiole to 36 cm long. Flowers bisexual; Seeds 26-33 per pod, elliptical in outline, lying horizontally across width of pod;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Philippines (Philippines); Sulawesi (Sulawesi); Sumatera (Sumatera present)
Malesia: Sumatra, Borneo, perhaps Philippines (see P. sherfeseei, under insufficiently known species), Celebes. — .

Uses

Fruits reported as edible.

Citation

Benth. 1875 – In: Trans. Linn. Soc.: 361