Parkia
thumb|Parkia biglandulosa inflorescence, taken at AC&RI, Killikulam, India thumb|Parkia multijuga seed pod, MHNT thumb|Parkia pendula wood, MHNT
Species
FamilyFabaceae
Native toAngola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cambodia
General: that the two genera in the Parkieae, Parkia and Pentaclethra Use: Parkia speciosa Hassk. is used as human food in SE Asia
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thumb|Parkia biglandulosa inflorescence, taken at AC&RI, Killikulam, India thumb|Parkia multijuga seed pod, MHNT thumb|Parkia pendula wood, MHNT
Parkia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Several species are known as African locust bean.