Parmentiera cereifera

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

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|image = Parmentiera cereifera fruit.jpg

|image_caption = Fruit

|status = EN

|status_system = IUCN2.3

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Mitré, M. |date=1998 |title=Parmentiera cereifera |volume=1998 |page=e.T32689A9718000 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32689A9718000.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

|genus = Parmentiera

|species = cereifera

|authority = Seem.

}}

File:Candle tree (Parmentiera cereifera).JPG, Panama]]

Parmentiera cereifera, the candle tree, is a species of tree in the family Bignoniaceae. It is endemic to Panama, but it is also a commonly cultivated specimen in botanical gardens.

This tree grows up to 6 meters tall. The oppositely-arranged leaves are each made up of three leaflets. They are borne on winged petioles up to 5 centimeters long. The flower is solitary or borne in a cluster of up to four. The five-lobed corolla is greenish white. The fruit is a taper-shaped berry up to 60 centimeters long. It is green, ripening yellow, and waxy in texture. The fleshy fruit is edible.Lim, T. K. [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-90-481-8661-7_68#page-1 Parmentiera cereifera.] Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 1, Fruits. Springer. 2012. pg. 512.