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Species profile—Parkinsonia aculeata (parkinsonia)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Caesalpiniaceae → Parkinsonia aculeata (parkinsonia)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Caesalpiniaceae
Scientific name
Parkinsonia aculeata L.
Common name
parkinsonia
WildNet taxon ID
12761
Alternate name(s)
jelly bean tree
retaima
horsebean
Jerusalem thorn
horse bean
retama
ratama
palo verde
horse-bean
Mexican palo verde
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Restricted Matter
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

Other resources

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=12761

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
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