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Fabaceae

Palo brea

Parkinsonia praecox (Ruiz & Pav.) Hawkins

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Parkinsonia

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Palo brea: Arbol brea
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Common names

By language (2)
English
Palo brea, Sonoran palo verde
Haitian Creole
Bayonda

Synonyms

  • Caesalpinia brea Gillies ex Steud.
  • Caesalpinia praecox Ruiz & Pav.
  • Cercidium goldmanii Rose
  • Cercidium plurifoliolatum Micheli
  • Cercidium praecox (Ruiz & Pav.) Harms
  • Cercidium spinosum Tul.
  • Cercidium unijugum Rose
  • Cercidium viride (H.Karst.) H.Karst.
  • Rhetinophloeum viride H.Karst.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.