| Parishia | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Parishia insignis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Parishia Hook.f. |
Parishia [1] is an Asian plant genus in the family Anacardiaceae, subfamily Anacardioideae. [1] It is found in Indo-China and Malesia; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. [1] It was named in 1860, by Joseph Dalton Hooker, in honour of the botanist and plant collector Charles Samuel Pollock Parish. [2] [3]
The type species is P. insignis , the first specimens of which were collected by Parish in the Andaman Islands. [3]
The Catalogue of Life lists: [1]