Parkinsonia aculeata
Barbados Flowerfence, Jerusalem Thorn
Other regional names: Horse Bean +7 more
- Horse Bean
- Jelly Bean Tree
- Jeruzalem Thorn
- Mexican Palo Verde
- Mexican Paloverde
- Palo Verde
- Parkinsonia
- Retaima
Also known as: Parkinsonia inermis Spreng. +2 more
- Parkinsonia inermis Spreng.
- Parkinsonia spinosa Kunth
- Parkinsonia thornberi M.E.Jones
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Parkinsonia aculeata (commonly known as Barbados flowerfence or Jerusalem Thorn) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Arizona, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Gulf States, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Libya, Louisiana, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Mexico, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Queensland, Réunion, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Utah, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe