Planchonia Explained

Planchonia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1851.^{[1] [2]} It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.^[3]

Accepted species^[3]

1. 1. Planchonia brevistipitata Kuswata – Sabah Planchonia careya (F.Muell.) R.Knuth – cockatoo apple, cocky apple or billygoat plum – New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia
2. Planchonia grandis Ridl. – Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
   1. Planchonia papuana R.Knuth – New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Aru Planchonia rupestris R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett – Western Australia
      1. Planchonia spectabilis Merr. – Luzon, Mindanao Planchonia timorensis Blume – Timor Planchonia valida (Blume) Blume – Andaman & Nicobar, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, Java

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27560521#page/35/mode/1up Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1851. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 7: 24
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40010265 Tropicos, Planchonia Blume
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=313203 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families