Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Parkia

Species: speciosa

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000240

Common name: Stink bean

English name: Twisted cluster bean,

Arabic name: باركيا

Native: Malaysia ,Thailand, Singapore

Country: Malaysia Singapore Thailand

(PGR): Very rare

Tree up to 30 m tall with smooth reddish-brown bark leaves bipinnata, pinnae 14-18 pairs flowers white-yellow, small and numerous fruit a legume on long stalk, 35- 45 cm x 3-5 cm, usually strongly twisted and  prominently swollen over the 12-18 seeds

The fresh seeds, young or ripe, may be eaten raw, cooked or roasted as a side-dish with rice. Seeds are also sun-dried then fried in oil and eaten as a snack. Semi-ripe pods pickled in salt. Seeds  used as folk remedy to lower blood sugar and treat diabetes, as well as kidney pain and colic. Also eaten to expel stomach gas.

Parkia macrocarpa Miquel, Parkia harbesonii Elmer

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Texture: Moist Mostly sand Organic

Fertility: Intermediate

Drainage: Well drained

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Subtropics

Lights: Full sun

Propagation: Seed, stem cuttings and budding

Flowering time: Spring

Zone: 9 : 11

pH range: 5-7.5

Status: Cultivated

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Tree

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Food

Plant Populations density: Rare

Vegetation types: Evergreen

pH: Acid