Abstract
SummaryTen specific names plus those of three varieties, which refer to the four currently recognised species of Parkia in Africa and Madagascar (P. bicolor A.Chev., P. biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don, P. filicoidea Welw. ex Oliv., P. madagascariensis R.Vig.), are listed. Their types are enumerated with lectotypes indicated where necessary and in a few cases, a second-step lectotypification is made. Two further names are invalid and illegitimate respectively. Two tables summarise the synonymy of these names according to major flora treatments and revisions of the genus. Connections between the botanist Robert Brown, who established the genus Parkia, and the explorer Mungo Park, after whom Brown named it, are described briefly.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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