Parinari klugii Prance

  • Authority

    Prance, Ghillean T. 1989. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9S: 1-267. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Chrysobalanaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Parinari klugii Prance

  • Description

    Description - Fruit narrowly oblong, 4-6 × 2.2-2.5 cm; exocarp minutely lenticellate; mesocarp thin, fleshy; endocarp hard and fibrous, pubescent within. Habitat. It occurs on riverside temporarily flooded forests and upland terra firme.

  • Common Names

    yakuku

  • Distribution

    (Fig. 88). This species was described from a single collection from the Department of San Martín, Peru. Recent collections indicate that it is quite common in Loreto Department.

    Peru South America| Amazonas Peru South America| Loreto Peru South America| Madre de Dios Peru South America|