Chrysobalanaceae

Angelesia Korth.

Edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 14 June 2024
  1. Angelesia palawanensis (Prance) Sothers & Prance, Blumea 59 (2014) 104; ≡ Licania palawanensis Prance, Brittonia 31 (1979) 94; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1989) 646; Type: Mendoza & Espirita PNH91305 (BM, holo; K, L, PNH, iso), Palawan: Queza. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. PALAWAN, SIBUYAN, TAMLANGON. Notes: Forest on ultramafics, including seashore forests. 0-300m. Conservation status: Near Threatened (Sothers & Prance 2014). Native.
  2. Angelesia splendens Korth., Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 3 (1854) 384; Merrill, PJS 10c (1915) 307; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 236; ≡ Licania splendens (Korth.) Prance, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9 (1972) 172; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1989) 646; Type: from Borneo. = Parinari philippinensis Elmer, LPB 10 (1939) 3809, nom. inval. Distribution: Borneo, Java, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sumatra, Thailand. BUSUANGA, LUZON: Aurora, Isabela, MINDANAO: Davao Oriental, Surigao, Surigao del Norte, PALAWAN, PANAY, SAMAR, SIBUYAN, TAWI-TAWI. Notes: Lowland forests. 0-400(-800)m. Conservation status: Least Concern (Sothers & Prance 2014). Native.

Atuna Raf.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 15 July 2026
  1. Atuna excelsa (Jack) Kosterm., Reinwardtia 7 (1969) 422; Prance, Gard. Bull. Singapore 71 (2019) 87; ≡ Petrocarya excelsa Jack, Malayan Misc. 2 (1822) 66; Type: from Sumatra. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand. CAMIGUIN (photos), LUZON: Albay, Camarines, MASBATE, MINDANAO: Davao Occidental, Davao del Sur (photos), Lanao del Norte (photos), Surigao del Sur (photos), Zamboanga, MINDORO, PALAWAN, PANAY (photos), SIBUYAN. Notes: 0-750m. Native.
    • ssp. excelsa. = Parinari villamilii Merr., PJS 10c (1915) 308, as 'Parinarium villamilii'; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 236. Distribution: Borneo, Java, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sumatra. LUZON: Camarines, MINDANAO: Zamboanga. Notes: Lowland forests. 0-750m. Native.
    • ssp. racemosa (Raf.) Prance, Gard. Bull. Singapore 71 (2019) 88; ≡ Atuna racemosa ssp. racemosa; ≡ Atuna racemosa Raf., Sylva Tellur. (1838) 153; Kosterm., Reinwardtia 7 (1969) 422; Prance, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1989) 669; Cañeda et al., Davao Research J. 16 (2025) 91; Type: from Indonesia. = Parinari curranii Merr., PJS 4c (1909) 264, as 'Parinarium curranii'; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 236. = Parinari racemosa Merr., Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 17 (1904) 19, nom. illeg., as 'Parinarium racemosum'; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 236. = Parinari scabra Hassk., Flora 27 (1844) 585, as 'Parinarium scabrum'; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 236. = Parinari laurina A.Gray, U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. (1854) 490, as 'Parinarium laurinum'; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 236. = Parinari mindanaensis Perkins, Fragm. Fl. Philipp. (1904) 119, as 'Parinarium mindanaense'; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 236. = Parinari glaberrima (Hassk.) Hassk., Flora 27 (1844) 583, as 'Parinarium glaberrimum'; Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. 10 (1843) 147, nom. inval., nom. nud.; Cat. Hort. Bogor. (1844) 269, nom. inval., nom. nud.; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 236; ≡ Cyclandrophora glaberrima Hassk., Flora 25(Beibl.) (1842) 47. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand. CAMIGUIN (photos), LUZON: Albay, Camarines, MASBATE, MINDANAO: Davao Occidental, PALAWAN, SIBUYAN. Notes: Lowland and medium elevation forests. 0-600m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

Chrysobalanus L. (Not native)

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Chrysobalanus icaco L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 513; Prance, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1989) 643. Distribution: Africa, America. Notes: Occasionally cultivated in the Philippines. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Kostermanthus Prance

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 22 October 2017
  1. Kostermanthus heteropetalus (Scort. ex King) Prance, Brittonia 31 (1979) 91; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1989) 677; ≡ Acioa heteropetala (Scort. ex King) Kosterm., Reinwardtia 7 (1965) 11; ≡ Parinari heteropetala Scort. ex King, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66 (1897) 283. = Parinari myriandra Merr., Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15 (1929) 93, as 'Parinarium myriandrum'. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra. MINDANAO: Lanao del Sur. Notes: Forests. 0-500m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

Maranthes Blume

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 5 April 2025
  1. Maranthes corymbosa Blume, Bijdr. fl. Ned. Ind. (1825) 89; Prance, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1989) 673; Romeroso et al., J. Asia-Pacific Biodiv. 17 (2024) 10; ≡ Parinari corymbosa (Blume) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1) (1855) 356, as 'Parinarium corymbosum'; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 235. = Grymania salicifolia C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., 5th Ser. 6 (1851) 553. = Parinari griffithiana Benth., Niger Fl. (1849) 334. Distribution: Australia, Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Solomon Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand. BILIRAN, GUIMARAS, HOMONHON, LUZON: Abra, Albay, Aurora, Bataan, Cagayan, Camarines, Camarines Sur, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, Tarlac, Zambales, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Lanao, Misamis Oriental (photos), Zamboanga Sibugay, MINDORO, PALAUI (photos), PALAWAN, PANAY, PANGULASIAN, ROMBLON, SAMAR, SIBUYAN, TABLAS. Notes: N Luzon to Palawan and Mindanao. Lowland and medium elevation forests. 0-600m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

Parinari Aublet

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 22 October 2017
  1. Parinari canarioides Kosterm., New Crit. Malaysian Pl. 3 (1955) 25; Reinwardtia 7 (1965) 159; Prance, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1989) 656. Distribution: Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra. PALAWAN. Notes: 0-800m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
  2. Parinari costata (Korth.) Blume, Mélang. Bot. 2 (1855) 10; Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 11 (1855) 354; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 236; Prance, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1989) 663; ≡ Lepidocarpa costata Korth., Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 3 (1855) 387. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatra. BUCAS GRANDE, CULION, HOMONHON (photos), MINDANAO: Davao, Davao Oriental (photos), Surigao, MINDORO, SAMAR. Notes: 0-1500m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
    • ssp. costata. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sumatra. CULION, MINDANAO: Davao, Surigao, SAMAR. Notes: Lowland forests, hillsides, ridges. 0-300m. Native.
    • ssp. rubiginosa (Ridl.) Prance, Brittonia 39 (1987) 368; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1989) 663; ≡ Parinari costata var. rubiginosa Ridl., J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 6 (1915) 143. = Parinari bicolor Merr., PJS 10c (1915) 309; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 235; Kosterm., Reinwardtia 7 (1965) 172. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Philippines. BUCAS GRANDE, HOMONHON (photos), MINDANAO: Surigao, SAMAR. Notes: Note by L.L.Co: check relationship of this subspecies with the typical subspecies. From the type images at hand, I think there’s no Parinari costata ssp. costata in the Philippines. Lowland forests and open slopes. (?-)750-1500m. Native.
  3. Parinari elmeri Merr., Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15 (1929) 92; Kosterm., Reinwardtia 7 (1965) 161; Prance, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1989) 657; Type: from Sabah. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Philippines. MINDANAO: Surigao. Notes: (?-)900m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

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