Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Parkinsonia africana Sond..

Parkinsonia africana Sond.

HIGHER TAXON: Caesalpinieae

GENUS: Parkinsonia L.

Parkinsonia africana Sond. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

HABITATS:
  Africa
    Kalahari-Highveld regional transition zone; bushland and thicket. [33];
    Karroo-Namib shrubland [33];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [107] ; Illustration [107]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Shrub, Tree ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994/1995 Lewis GP ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1993 Polhill RM

USES:
	Food and Drink [107]

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

33.		White, F., 1983
		The Vegetation of Africa

107.		Ross, J.H., 1982
		Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.