Biology:Parishia

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Parishia is an Asian plant genus in the family Anacardiaceae, subfamily Anacardioideae.[1] Species are native to Indo-China and Malesia. It was named in 1860, by Joseph Dalton Hooker, in honour of the botanist and plant collector Charles Samuel Pollock Parish.[2][3]

The type species is P. insignis, the first specimens of which were collected by Parish in the Andaman Islands.[3]

Species

As of April 2026, Plants of the World Online accepted these species:[4]

  • Parishia coriacea P.S.Ashton
  • Parishia dinghouiana Kochummen
  • Parishia insignis Hook.f.
  • Parishia maingayi Hook.f.
  • Parishia malabog Merr.
  • Parishia paucijuga Engl.
  • Parishia sericea Ridl.
  • Parishia trifoliolata Kochummen

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9055655 entry