Parinari

Parinari
Parinari curatellifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Chrysobalanaceae
Genus:Parinari
Aubl.[1]
Species

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Parinari is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae.[2]

Species of genus Parinari are found in Subsaharan Africa from Senegal to Sudan and Kenya and south to Namibia and Natal; in Eastern Madagascar; from Indochina through Indonesia, New Guinea, northern Queensland, and the southwest Pacific; and in Central and South America from Costa Rica to Trinidad and southern Brazil.[1][2] The oldest fossils of Parinari fruits are from the early Miocene of Ethiopia, Panama, and Colombia.[2]

Species

As of May 2014 The Plant List recognises 42 accepted species (including infraspecific names):[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Parinari Aubl". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jud, N.A., C. Nelson, F. Herrera, 2016 Fruits and wood of Parinari from the early Miocene of Panama and the fossil record of Chrysobalanaceae. American Journal of Botany 103 (2) 277-289.".
  3. "Parinari". The Plant List. Retrieved 18 May 2014.


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