Parinari
Species of genus Parinari are found in Subsaharan Africa from Senegal to Sudan and Kenya and south to Namibia and Natal; in Eastern Madagascar; from Indochina through Indonesia, New Guinea, northern Queensland, and the southwest Pacific; and in Central and South America from Costa Rica to Trinidad and southern Brazil.[1][2] The oldest fossils of Parinari fruits are from the early Miocene of Ethiopia, Panama, and Colombia.[2]
Parinari can be distinguished from other genera in Chrysobalanaceae by the following characteristics:[4]
As of May 2014The Plant List recognises 42 accepted species (including infraspecific names):[5][update]
