Common name
English: Jerusalem Thorn
German: Jerusalemdorn
Mandarin: 扁轴木 (bian zhou mu)
Portuguese: Espinho de Jerusalém
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Parkinsonia (1)
Epithet: aculeata L. (1)
Synonym: Parkinsonia thornberi M.E.Jones
aculeata => with thorns, prickly and pointed
thornberi => in honor of John James Thornber (1872-1962), Professor of biology/botany at the University of Arizona, USA
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical, tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Parkinsonia aculeata at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [322] Parkinsonia aculeata - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [785] CRC - Weed Management (Parkinsonia aculeata)
- [1516] Parkinsonia aculeata - Flora of China @ efloras.org
