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Most American species are known by the common name of palo verde or paloverde, derived from the Spanish words meaning "green tree". This name is given due to its characteristic green trunk . The palo verde (not species-specific) is the state tree of Arizona .
Parkinsonia praecox (syn. Cercidium praecox), the palo brea or Sonoran palo verde, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. [3] It is native to the dry Neotropics from Mexico to Argentina. [2] A small tree reaching 6 to 9 m (20 to 30 ft), it is usually a bit wider than it is tall. [3]
Parkinsonia microphylla, the yellow paloverde, foothill paloverde or little-leaved palo verde; syn. Cercidium microphyllum), is a species of palo verde. It is native to the Southwestern United States in southeastern California and southern Arizona ; and to northwest Mexico in the states of Sinaloa , Sonora , and Baja California .
It grows 2 to 8 m (6.6 to 26.2 ft) high, with a maximum height of 10 metres (33 ft). Palo verde may have single or multiple stems and many branches with pendulous leaves. The leaves and stems are hairless. The leaves are alternate and pennate (15 to 20 cm long).
Parkinsonia florida, the blue palo verde (syn. Cercidium floridum), is a species of palo verde native to the Sonoran Deserts in the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its name means "green pole or stick" in Spanish, referring to the green trunk and branches, that perform photosynthesis .
Paloverde is the Americanized name of Parkinsonia, a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. Paloverde may also refer to: USS Paloverde, a Ailanthus-class net tender; Paloverde, the former name of Palo Verde, California
Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe, California, United States Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Wintersburg, Arizona, United States Palo Verde Biological Station in Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica
Common names include Texas palo verde, Border palo verde, and Retama china. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Parkinsonia texana grows as a shrub or small tree up to 7.6 m (25 ft) in height and 6 m (20 ft) in diameter.