Parinari anamensis explained

Parinari anamensis ^[1] is a dicotyledonous plant species that was described by Henry Fletcher Hance from southern Vietnam. It has been called Annamese burada and is now placed in the family Chrysobalanaceae,^{[2] [3]} (but formerly the Rosaceae). No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

The Vietnamese name is cám. The trunk has a pinkish-brown hue with soft flaking bark (see illustration).The Khmer name is thlok ធ្លក. A classical name for Cambodia is Nakorkuk Thlok ("the land of the thlok tree").

Notes and References

1. Hance HF (1877) J. Botany 15. 333
2. url= http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/4311214|title= Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.|accessdate= 26 May 2014 |author= Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed)|date= 2014|journal= |publisher=Species 2000: Reading, UK.
3. http://www.iopi.org IOPI Global Plant Checklist