Parinari costata

Parinari costata is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae found in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.[1] Besides those countries it can also be found in Thailand and on the islands such as Sumatra and Borneo. It is 70 metres (230 ft) tall and 117 centimetres (46 in) wide. It stipules are 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in length while the flowers are circa 4 millimetres (0.16 in) in diameter with the fruits being circa 30 millimetres (1.2 in).[2]

Parinari costata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Parinari
Species:
P. costata
Binomial name
Parinari costata
(Korth.) Blume
Synonyms[2]
  • Ferolia costata (Korth.) O.Kuntze
  • Ferolia polyneura (Miq.) O.Kuntze
  • Lepidocarpa costata Korth.
  • Parinari bicolor Merr.
  • Parinari rubiginosa Ridl.
  • Parinarium costatum var. rubiginosum Ridl.
  • Parinarium helferi Hook.f.
  • Parinarium polyneurum Miq.

Ecology

It grows on the altitude of 1.400 metres (4 ft 7.1 in) in swamps, sub-montane forests, and on hillsides and ridges.[2]

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Parinari costata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33232A9769979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33232A9769979.en.
  2. "Parinari costata (Korth.) Blume, Melang. Bot. 2 (1855)". Asia Plant. Retrieved April 7, 2013.


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