Parinari costata

(Korth.) Blume

Chrysobalanaceae

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Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 1,400 m above sea level. It can grow in swamps and hillsides.

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 70 m tall. The trunk is 150 cm across. The fruit are 3 cm across.

Wikipedia

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Parinari costata is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae found in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. 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).

Names & Synonyms

Bugan, Mambatu, Mengkudur, Merbatu, Piak angok

Ferolia costata (Korth.) KuntzeLepidocarpa costata Korth.and others

References (1)

World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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