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Parinari metallica is a tree up to about 20 m tall from the rainforests of Borneo, grown mainly in its native habitat rather than as a garden plant. It is not a common cultivated species, so care guidance is mostly general for tropical trees.
Parinari metallica is a tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. The specific epithet metallica is from the Latin meaning "metallic', referring to the metallic sheen on the leaves when dried.
Parinari metallica is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to 300 metres (1,000 ft) elevation.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
