Common name
English: Mobola Plum
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Chenopodiaceae (3)(family description)
Genus: Parinari (1)
Epithet: curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth. (1)
Synonyms: Ferolia curatellifolia (Planch. ex Benth.) Kuntze, Parinari gardineri Hemsl.
curatellifolia => with leaves like a Curatella (Dilleniaceae)
gardineri => in honor of John Stanley Gardiner (1872-1946), British plant collector
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: pink, beige, white