Planchonella

See list of Planchonella species 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.

[2] 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.

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

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