Parkia sherfeseei
Merrill
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Ingrid P. Lin
Ingrid P. Lin
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Herbarium Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Herbarium Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Spice, Vegetable
Seeds are used as both a spice and vegetable.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Philippines, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tropical tree of the Fabaceae family with twice-divided leaves.
Notes
Also as Mimosaceae.
References (1)
- PROSEA handbook Volume 13 Spices. p 279
