Planchonia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Barringtonioideae
Genus: Planchonia
Species: P. brevistipitata – P. careya – P. grandis – P. papuana – P. rupestris – P. spectabilis – P. timorensis – P. valida
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Planchonia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Nov 26. Reference page.

Name

Planchonia Blume (1851-52)

Type species: Planchonia timorensis Blume

References

Blume, C.L. 1851-52: Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 7: 24.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Planchonia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

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]

Planchonia brevistipitata Kuswata - Sabah
Planchonia careya (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 R.Knuth - New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Aru
Planchonia rupestris R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett - Western Australia
Planchonia spectabilis Merr. - Luzon, Mindanao
Planchonia timorensis Blume - Timor
Planchonia valida (Blume) Blume - Andaman & Nicobar, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, Java

References

Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1851. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 7: 24 in Latin
Tropicos, Planchonia Blume
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families