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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Parkia |
| Species: | P. javanica
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| Parkia javanica Lam.
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Parkia javanica Lam., syn. Parkia roxburghii G. Don. (Indonesian: kedaung, Javanese: kedhawung, Filipino: cupang) is a plant of the genus Parkia[1] in the family Mimosaceae.[2] Description-
Plant- A middle-sized unarmed tree (up to 30 m) with spreading branches, twig brown, pubescent.
Leaves- Alternate, compound, bipinnate, petiolate, petiole long with gland below and lower pair of pinnae and a few between the upper pinna; pinna 8-30 pairs, opposite; leaflets 40–80 pairs close set, sessile, linear-oblong, fulcate (sickle or scythe shaped), truncate at the base[2] (as it cut off by a straight transverse line; blunt) ; stipulate, leaf base frequently swollen forming pulvinus.
Inflorescence- Racemose in dense clavate, long peduncled heads with sterile flowers lower down,[2] peduncle 30–40 cm long; receptacle of the inflorescence narrowed into 2.5–3 cm long stalk.[citation needed]
Flower- Small, bractate, bracts spathulate, silky pubescent outside; complete, bisexual, regular, actinomorphic, hypogynus, pentamerous, thallamus slightly cup shaped, pale yellow.
Calyx- Sepals 5, gamosepalous, tubular,tube short and cylindrical, glabrous, 5 cleft, lobes pilose, imbricate (though the sepals of Mimosaceae are valvate, the only exception is Parkia in which sepals are imbricate.[3])
Corolla- Petals 5, polypetalous, connate below into a short tube, cleft halfway down, pale yellow, valvate.
Androecium- Stamen 10, monadelphous, filaments filiform and united in the lower part with each other, exserted; anthers narrow, without apical glands, versatile.
Gynoecium- Pistil monocarpellary, ovary free from the hypantheum, superior, 1 chambered, many ovules along with the ventral sutter, placentation marginal; style one, filiform ; stigma one, minute, capitate.
Fruit- Linear subsucculant pod, fiat, strap-shaped, 25–50* 3.5–4 cm; glabrous; top rounded, base narrowed into a long pedicel.
Flowering time- October–December.[2]
Fruiting time- December–April.[2]
Distribution- India to Taimur.[2]
Occurrence- Throughout Tripura ; scarce[2]
Identification-[2]
Genus- Parkia
I) Stamens 10.
II) Flowers in heads.
III) Flowers without apical glands.
IV) Unarmed mid-sized trees.
V) Monadelphous; Flowers pale yellow.
- ^ Parkia javanica, The Wood Explorer Database.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Deb. D.B. (1981)."The Flora of Tripura State". [vol I].pp. 134-135. Today & Tomorrows Printers and publishers. 24-B15. Deshbandhu Gupta Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi- 110005.
- ^ Mitra. J.N. (1974). "An Introduction to Systemic Botany & Ecology". [3 ed]. pp. 337-349. The World Press Pvt .Ltd. 37A College Street, Calcutta.