Parkia
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Parkia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain trees of western Africa, including African locust beans.
- A taxonomic subgenus within the family Lutjanidae – certain snappers of tropical reefs, Lutjanus (Parkia).
Hypernyms
- (genus in Fabaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Mimoseae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Fabaceae): Parkia africana - type species
- (subgenus): Parkia furvicaudata, now Lutjanus lemniscatus - type species
References
- in Fabaceae
Parkia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Parkia (Fabaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Parkia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Parkia at The Plant List
- “Parkia”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.