Planchonella


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. 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. The genus is included in the larger genus Pouteria by some authorities, hence species such as Planchonella australis are also known as Pouteria australis.

Selected species