Planchonella is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. Named in honour of Jules Émile Planchon, it was described by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre.[2] It contains around 110 mainly tropical species, which range from Pakistan through Southeast Asia and New Guinea to northern and eastern Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.[1] The genus is included in the larger genus Pouteria by some authorities, hence species such as Planchonella australis are also known as Pouteria australis.

Planchonella
Planchonella sandwicensis in Hawaii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Planchonella
Pierre
Type species
Planchonella obovata
Species

See list of Planchonella species

Synonyms[1]
  • Albertisiella Pierre ex Aubrév. (1964)
  • Beauvisagea Pierre (1890)
  • Blabeia Baehni (1964)
  • Boerlagella Pierre ex Cogn. (1891)
  • Boerlagia Pierre (1890), non Boerlagea Cogn.
  • Bureavella Pierre (1890)
  • Fontbrunea Pierre (1890)
  • Hormogyne A.DC. (1844), nom. rej.
  • Iteiluma Baill. (1891), nom. superfl.
  • Krausella H.J.Lam (1932)
  • Peuceluma Baill. (1890)
  • Poissonella Pierre (1890)
  • Pyriluma (Baill.) Aubrév. (1967)
  • Siderocarpus Pierre ex L.Planch. (1888)

Selected species edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Planchonella Pierre. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Planchonella". Flora of Australia Online. ABRS, Commonwealth of Australia. 1993.