Scientific name Parinari Rank Genus | ||
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Lower classifications Parinari curatellifolia, Parinari costata, Parinari argenteo-sericea | ||
Parinari is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae.
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. The oldest fossils of Parinari fruits are from the early Miocene of Ethiopia, Panama, and Colombia.
Species
As of May 2014 The Plant List recognises 42 accepted species (including infraspecific names):
References
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