''Planchonia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family
Lecythidaceae
The Lecythidaceae comprise a family (biology), family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia.
The most important member of the family in wor ...
first described as a genus in 1851.
Tropicos, ''Planchonia'' Blume
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, Papuasia
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It comprises the f ...
, and Australia
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.[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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# '' Planchonia brevistipitata'' Kuswata – ]Sabah
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# ''Planchonia careya
''Planchonia careya'' is a tree species in the family Lecythidaceae. Common names include cocky apple, cockatoo apple and billygoat plum. The species should not be confused with ''Terminalia ferdinandiana'', with which it shares some common nam ...
'' (F.Muell.) R.Knuth – cockatoo apple, cocky apple or billygoat plum – New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia
# '' Planchonia grandis'' Ridl. – Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
# ''Planchonia papuana
''Planchonia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1851. It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.
;Accepted species
# ''Planchonia brevistipitata'' Kuswata – Sabah
# ''Planc ...
'' R.Knuth – New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Aru
# ''Planchonia rupestris
''Planchonia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1851. It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.
;Accepted species
# '' Planchonia brevistipitata'' Kuswata – Sabah
# ''Plan ...
'' R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett – Western Australia
# ''Planchonia spectabilis
''Planchonia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1851. It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.
;Accepted species
# '' Planchonia brevistipitata'' Kuswata – Sabah
# ''Plan ...
'' Merr. – Luzon
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, Mindanao
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# Planchonia timorensis
''Planchonia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1851. It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.
;Accepted species
# '' Planchonia brevistipitata'' Kuswata – Sabah
# ''Plan ...
Blume – Timor
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# ''Planchonia valida
''Planchonia valida'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is grey brown. The flowers are green. The tree grows in a variety of habitats from sea level to elevation. ''P. valida'' is found in the Andaman an ...
'' (Blume) Blume – Andaman & Nicobar
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, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Islands
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, Sulawesi, Java
References
Ericales genera
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