Parinari canarioides explained

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

Description

Parinari canarioides grows up to 60m (200feet) tall. The dark red-brown bark is smooth, occasionally fissured. The ellipsoid fruits are edible and measure up to 50NaN0 long.

Distribution and habitat

Parinari canarioides grows naturally in Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to 800m (2,600feet) altitude.