Parinari | |
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Parinari curatellifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
Genus: |
Parinari Aubl. [1] |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
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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]
The genus is closely related to Neocarya. [3]
Parinari can be distinguished from other genera in Chrysobalanaceae by the following characteristics: [4]
As of May 2014 [update] The Plant List recognises 42 accepted species (including infraspecific names): [5]
Parinari | |
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Parinari curatellifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
Genus: |
Parinari Aubl. [1] |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
|
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]
The genus is closely related to Neocarya. [3]
Parinari can be distinguished from other genera in Chrysobalanaceae by the following characteristics: [4]
As of May 2014 [update] The Plant List recognises 42 accepted species (including infraspecific names): [5]