Chrysobalanaceae
Parinari

Parinari congensis Didr.

First published in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 197 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa to N. Angola. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Prance, G.T. & Sothers, C.A. (2003). Chrysobalanaceae 1 & 2. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 9, 10: 1-319, 1-268. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Fl. Congo BeLge 3: 62, t. 3.
  • Hauman in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 21: 192
  • Kjoeb. Vidensk. Medd. 197 (1854)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Prance, G.T. & Sothers, C.A. (2003). Chrysobalanaceae 1 & 2. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 9, 10: 1-319, 1-268. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [140] Guinea K000010580 No
Jan 1, 2001 Schmidt, H.H.; et al. [3330] Ghana K000103842 Yes
Oct 1, 1977 Roberty, G. [13279] Mali K000354992 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Ejiofor, M.C. [FHI 19827] Nigeria K000103588 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Deighton, F.C. [4634] Sierra Leone K000103576 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Devred, R. [1079] Congo, Republic of the K000103629 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Hall, J.B. [19] Ghana K000103579 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Sapin, A. Congo, Republic of the K000103630 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Keay, R.W.J.; Iriah, H.B. [FHI 16269] Nigeria K000103587 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [12492] Cameroon K000103634 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Germain, R. [1744] Congo, Republic of the K000103632 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Compere, P. [328] Congo, Republic of the K000103638 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Barter [1001] Nigeria K000310035 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Leonard, J. [699] Congo, Republic of the K000103635 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Dalziel, J.M. [718] Nigeria K000103586 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Hulstaert, R.P. [177] Congo, Republic of the K000103637 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 33219] Nigeria K000103585 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Thollon [57] Congo, Republic of the K000103628 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Chapman, J.D. [4678] Nigeria K000103584 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Thomas, D.W. [209] Cameroon K000103633 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Wilde, J.J.F.E., de [3330] Cote d'Ivoire K000103577 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Deighton, F.C. [4953] Sierra Leone K000103575 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Vigne, C. [1548] Ghana K000103580 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Le Testu, G. [416] Benin K000103582 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Irvine, F.R. [2876] Ghana K000103581 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Geerling, C.; Bokdam, J. [1652] Congo, Republic of the K000103636 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Scott Elliot, G.F. [4274] Sierra Leone K000103574 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Lisowski, S. [54257] Guinea K000103578 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Kersting [1683] Togo K000103583 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Smith, Chr. Congo, Republic of the K000103631 Isotype Yes
Ambe, G.A. [153] Cote d'Ivoire K000354993 Yes
Barter [1694] Nigeria Parinari subcordata K000310036 Type Yes
Hagerup, O. [722] Nigeria Parinari subcordata K004802831 Yes
[JcMui] [50] Nigeria Parinari subcordata K004802832 Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [451] Nigeria Parinari subcordata K000310037 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0