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Actualizing the worldwide distribution and main uses of Parkinsonia aculeata L., Sp. Pl

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The palo verde (Parkinsonia aculeata L. Sp. Pl.) (Ulibarri 2008), although it is native to a semidesert region, it has been distributed throughout various regions worldwide, adapting to favorable and unfavorable environmental conditions. Starting from isolated, although abundant, studies on this species and its uses, an investigation was carried out with the aim of actualizing the international distribution and its main uses. The findings showed that palo verde is distributed on all continents, with a greater presence in America, Africa, and Australia. The palo verde can be found above sea level from 8.6 to 1310 m. Palo verde adapts to heat, drought, salinity, and waterlogging but is sensitive to cold conditions. There is only a single find from its habitat in North Asia. The main international uses of palo verde are natural reserve, medicinal, industrial, biocontrol and biofuel applications. Only in India and Mexico are these six uses given, together with their use as biocontrol agents of plant diseases, in Mexico. Most countries use verde nuts as natural reserves and medicinal and biofuel fines. Among the uses for medicinal purposes, the most diverse is to reduce diabetes mellitus.

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  2. Department of Agronomy, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Argentel-Martínez, L., Peñuelas-Rubio, O., Hasanuzzaman, M. et al. Actualizing the worldwide distribution and main uses of Parkinsonia aculeata L., Sp. Pl. Vegetos (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-023-00692-4

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