Some extracts from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinsonia_aculeata
*Parkinsonia aculeata* is a tree <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree> from the family Fabaceae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabaceae>; common names include *Mexican Palo Verde*, *Parkinsonia*, *Jerusalem thorn*, or *Jellybean tree*. It is native to the southwestern United States<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States>(western Texas <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas>, southern Arizona<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona>), Mexico <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico>, the Caribbean<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean>, South America <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America> south to northern Argentina <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina>, and the Galapagos Islands <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galapagos_Islands>. It grows from 2 to 8 meters high. The leaves<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf>and stems are hairless <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichome>. The flattened leaf stalk is edged by two rows of 25-30 tiny oval leaflets; the leaflets are soon deciduous <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous> in dry weather, leaving the green leaf stalks and branches to photosynthesize<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis>. The branches grow sharp spines 7-12 mm long. The flowers<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower>are yellow and fragrant, 20 mm in diameter, growing from a long slender stalk in groups of eight to ten. The fruit<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit>is a pod <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legume>, leathery in appearance, light brown when mature. *P. aculeata* is a major invasive species<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_species>in Australia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia>, parts of tropical Africa<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa>, Hawaii <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii>, and other islands in the Pacific Ocean <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean>. 2009/1/28 satish phadke <[email protected]> > Nice picture Prakash. > This plant is there on Vetal hills Pune.I like this as it always looks very > clean and neat. The leaves are reduced in size and the stem and branches are > green and take over the function of phtosynthesis.I have posted pictures > earlier. > Satish > > 2009/1/28 Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> > > Parkinsonia aculeata (Jerusalem Thorn), of southern North America >> through South America. Often an invasive species where adapted. >> >> Regards-- >> Ken Greby >> Broward County, Florida USA >> >> --- On *Wed, 1/28/09, Swaminathan, Prakash < >> [email protected]>* wrote: >> >> From: Swaminathan, Prakash <[email protected]> >> Subject: [indiantreepix:8023] ID Please : SP090128 >> To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]>, >> [email protected] >> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 12:07 AM >> >> >> <<IMG_4130.jpg>> <<IMG_4131.jpg>> >> <<IMG_4302.jpg>> >> ID required. >> >> Came across this tall shrub on >> the roadside at Uran Wetlands near >> Mumbai. >> >> Cheerz >> >> Prakash >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> BG Energy Holdings Limited >> Registered in England & Wales No: 3763515 Registered address: >> >> 100 Thames Valley Park Drive >> Reading, Berkshire RG6 1PT UK >> Telephone: +44 (0)118 935 3222 >> Website: http://www.BG-Group.com <http://www.bg-group.com/> >> >> This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. 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