Parinari excelsa

Guinea plum
P. excelsa by J. Decaisne in Florae Senegambiae, 1833
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Parinari
Species:
P. excelsa
Binomial name
Parinari excelsa
Synonyms
List
    • Ferolia amazonica Kuntze
    • Ferolia excelsa (Sabine) Kuntze
    • Parinari amazonica Mart. ex Hook.f.
    • Parinari brachystachya Benth.
    • Parinari elliottii Engl.
    • Parinari excelsa var. fulvescens Engl.
    • Parinari excelsa subsp. holstii (Engl.) R.A.Graham
    • Parinari glazioviana Warm.
    • Parinari holstii Engl.
    • Parinari holstii var. longifolia Engl. ex De Wild.
    • Parinari laxiflora Ducke
    • Parinari laxiflora var. lata Ducke
    • Parinari liberica Engl. ex Mildbr.
    • Parinari mildbraedii Engl.
    • Parinari nalaensis De Wild.
    • Parinari riparia R.E.Fr.
    • Parinari salicifolia Engl.
    • Parinari silvestris M.Kuhlm.
    • Parinari tenuifolia A.Chev.
    • Parinari verdickii De Wild.
    • Parinari whytei Engl.
    • Petrocarya excelsa (Sabine) Steud.

Parinari excelsa, the Guinea plum,[2] is a species of large, evergreen tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It has a very wide distribution in tropical Africa and the Americas.[3][4] This species grows to 50 m (160 ft) tall while the trunk is up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter.[4]

  1. ^ Rivers, M.C.; Barstow, M. & Mark, J. (2017). "Parinari excelsa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T61988748A61988753. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lemmens was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Grandtner, M.M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 481. ISBN 9780123969545.
  4. ^ a b "Parinari excelsa". Forest Products Laboratory. Madison, WI: USDA Forest Service. Retrieved April 7, 2013.