Biology:Parinari canarioides

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Parinari canarioides
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Parinari
Species:
P. canarioides
Binomial name
Parinari canarioides
Kosterm.[2]

Parinari canarioides is a tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. The specific epithet canarioides is for the species' resemblance to the genus Canarium.[3]

Description

Parinari canarioides grows up to 60 metres (200 ft) tall. The dark red-brown bark is smooth, occasionally fissured. The ellipsoid fruits are edible and measure up to 5 cm (2 in) long.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Parinari canarioides grows naturally in Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to 800 metres (2,600 ft) elevation.[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2024). "Parinari canarioides" (in en). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T227962407A242275305.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/227962407/242275305. Retrieved 28 April 2026. 
  2. "Parinari canarioides Kosterm.". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-351867. Retrieved 18 May 2014. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Prance, Ghillean T. (1995). "Parinari canarioides Kosterm.". in Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 174. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf. Retrieved 18 May 2014. 

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