Deplanchea Explained

Deplanchea is a genus of about eight species of tropical rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family Bignoniaceae.

They grow naturally in New Guinea, New Caledonia, Borneo, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, central Sulawesi and north eastern Australia.

Species

The Plant List recognises 8 accepted species:^[1]

• Deplanchea bancana – Sumatra, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Riau Archipelago, Bangka Island, Belitung
• Deplanchea coriacea
• Deplanchea glabra – New Guinea, C. Sulawesi, E. Borneo
• Deplanchea hirsuta
• Deplanchea montana
• Deplanchea sessilifolia – New Caledonia endemic
• Deplanchea speciosa – New Caledonia endemic
• Deplanchea tetraphylla – New Guinea, Aru Islands, north eastern Queensland and Cape York Peninsula, Australia

References

Cited works

• Book: van Steenis, Cornelius G. G. J. . Dec 1977 . Deplanchea . https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28736806 . Flora Malesiana . Series I, Spermatophyta : Flowering Plants . Adema . F. . Leenhouts . P. W. . van Welzen . P. C. . 8 pt. 2: Bignoniaceae . 135–141 . Leiden, The Netherlands . Rijksherbarium / Hortus Botanicus, Leiden University . 978-90-286-0188-8 . general editor: Steenis, Cornelis G. G. J. van . Steenis . Cornelius G. G. J. van . Rijksherbarium (Netherlands), Lembaga Biologi Nasional (Indonesia), Keban Raya Indonesia, Lembaga Pusat Penjelidikan Alam (Indonesia) . 1948 . Noordhoff-Kolff N.V --> . Flora Malesiana .

External links

• Deplanchea photographs in Flickr

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deplanchea . . 25 April 2014 .