| Guinea plum |
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| P. excelsa by J. Decaisne in Florae Senegambiae, 1833 |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Malpighiales |
| Family: |
Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: |
Parinari |
| Species: |
P. excelsa |
| Binomial name |
Parinari excelsa
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| Synonyms |
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- Ferolia amazonica Kuntze
- Ferolia excelsa (Sabine) Kuntze
- Parinari amazonica Mart. ex Hook.f.
- Parinari brachystachya Benth.
- Parinari elliottii Engl.
- Parinari excelsa var. fulvescens Engl.
- Parinari excelsa subsp. holstii (Engl.) R.A.Graham
- Parinari glazioviana Warm.
- Parinari holstii Engl.
- Parinari holstii var. longifolia Engl. ex De Wild.
- Parinari laxiflora Ducke
- Parinari laxiflora var. lata Ducke
- Parinari liberica Engl. ex Mildbr.
- Parinari mildbraedii Engl.
- Parinari nalaensis De Wild.
- Parinari riparia R.E.Fr.
- Parinari salicifolia Engl.
- Parinari silvestris M.Kuhlm.
- Parinari tenuifolia A.Chev.
- Parinari verdickii De Wild.
- Parinari whytei Engl.
- Petrocarya excelsa (Sabine) Steud.
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Parinari excelsa, the Guinea plum, is a species of large, evergreen tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It has a very wide distribution in tropical Africa and the Americas. This species grows to 50 m (160 ft) tall while the trunk is up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter.