Planchonella myrsinoides is an Australian tree in the family Sapotaceae. The common names include yellow plumwood, axe-handle wood and blunt-leaved coondoo. It occurs in seaside rainforests and drier rainforests from the Forster, New South Wales to the Lakeland Downs in tropical Queensland.
| Yellow plumwood | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Planchonella |
| Species: | P. myrsinoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Planchonella myrsinoides | |
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It is a small tree up to 12 metres tall with a stem diameter of 25 cm (9.8 in). The leaves are 2 to 10 cm (0.79 to 3.94 in) long and 1 to 4 cm (0.39 to 1.57 in) wide. Flowering occurs between May and November, sometimes as early as February. The fruit is a thin fleshed, purple/black berry, 1.5 to 3 cm (0.59 to 1.18 in) long, containing one to three seeds.[2]
The specific epithet myrsinoides refers to a similarity of the leaves of certain plants in the genus Myrsine.
References edit
- ^ a b Planchonella myrsinoides (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) S.T.Blake ex Francis. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 409. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 13 December 2010.