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Taxon: Parkinsonia microphylla Torr.

Genus: Parkinsonia
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Caesalpinioideae tribe: Caesalpinieae. Also placed in: Caesalpiniaceae
Nomen number: 100141
Place of publication: Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5):82. 1857
Name verified on: 07-Apr-2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 01-Oct-2004
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 8 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


Common names:

  • yellow paloverde   (Source: Trees US as Cercidium microphyllum)

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona [s.], California [s.e.]
    Northern Mexico: Mexico - Baja Norte, Baja Sur, Sonora

References:

  • Carter, A. M. 1974. The genus Cercidium in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and United States. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 40(2):24. [= Cercidium microphyllum (Torr.) Rose & I. M. Johnst.].
  • Isely, D. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(2):173.
  • Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert. (F SonorDes) [= Cercidium microphyllum (Torr.) Rose & I. M. Johnst.].
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Parkinsonia microphylla Torr.:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images or nodulation data:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy
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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?100141 (16 March 2009)

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