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Parishia sericea

Parishia sericea is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Borneo.

Description

Parishia sericea grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . It has buttress roots. The bark is scaly. The leathery leaves are lanceolate, ovate or oblong and measure up to long and to wide. The brown fruits are and measure up to long.

Taxonomy

Parishia sericea was described by English botanist Henry Nicholas Ridley in the then Kew Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information in 1933. The type specimen was collected in Sarawak, Borneo. The specific epithet sericea means 'silky' ().

Distribution and habitat

Parishia sericea is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is in hill and lowland forests, to elevations of .

Conservation

Parishia sericea has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened by deforestation and by conversion of land for plantations and farming. However, It is present in several protected areas.

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