''Planchonella'' is a

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s in the

gutta-percha Gutta-percha is a tree of the genus ''Palaquium'' in the family Sapotaceae, which is primarily used to create a high-quality latex of the same name. The material is rigid, naturally biologically Chemically inert, inert, resilient, electrically n ...

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. Named in honour of

Jules Émile Planchon Jules Émile Planchon (21 March 1823 – 1 April 1888) was a French botanist born in Ganges, Hérault. He was a brother of Gustave Planchon who also studied medicinal plants. Biography After receiving his Doctorate of Science at the Universit ...

, it was described by

Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (23 October 1833 – 30 October 1905), also known as J. B. Louis Pierre, was a French Botany, botanist known for his Asian studies. Early life Pierre was born in Saint-André, Réunion, Saint-André, Réunion, and ...

. 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 ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees in the gutta-percha family (biology), family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ...

'' by some authorities, hence species such as ''

Planchonella australis ''Planchonella australis'', also known by the synonym ''Pouteria australis'', is a medium to tall rainforest tree of the family Sapotaceae native to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. It is known by the common name black apple, wild plum ...

'' are also known as ''Pouteria australis''.

Selected species

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'' (R.Br.) Pierre *'' Planchonella contermina'' Pierre ex Dubard *''

Planchonella costata ''Planchonella costata'' is a small coastal tree native to the northern North Island (New Zealand) and to Norfolk Island (Australia). In New Zealand, its common name is tawapou (Māori: "tawāpou"); on Norfolk Island it is called bastard ironwood ...

'' (Endl.) Pierre – tawāpou, bastard ironwood *''

Planchonella cotinifolia ''Planchonella cotinifolia'' is an Australian tree in the family Sapotaceae. The common names include small-leaved plum, yellow lemon and small-leaved coondoo. It occurs in the drier rainforests from the Richmond River, New South Wales to the Wen ...

'' (A.DC.) Dubard *''

Planchonella crenata ''Planchonella crenata'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. As with other species in the same genus, it possesses stamens that are located below (and rarely in) the tube orifice; a multi-seeded fruit, ...

'' Munzinger & Swenson *''

Planchonella eerwah ''Planchonella eerwah'' is a rare species of Australian rainforest tree in the family Sapotaceae. Common names include shiny-leaved condoo, black plum and wild apple. It is endemic to south eastern Queensland, with a restricted distribution an ...

'' (F.M.Bailey) P.Royen *'' Planchonella glauca'' Swenson & Munzinger *'' Planchonella kaalaensis'' Aubrév. *''

Planchonella latihila ''Planchonella latihila'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. As with other plants in the same genus, it possesses stamens that are located below (and rarely in) the tube orifice; a multi-seeded fruit, ...

'' Munzinger & Swenson *''

Planchonella luteocostata ''Planchonella luteocostata'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. As with other plants in the same genus, it possesses stamens that are located below (and rarely in) the tube orifice; a multi-seeded fru ...

'' Munzinger & Swenson *''

Planchonella maclayana ''Planchonella maclayana'' is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The fruits are roundish, up to long. It ranges from Borneo through Sulawesi, Maluku, and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands ...

'' (F.Muell.) Swenson *''

Planchonella mandjeliana ''Planchonella mandjeliana'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. As with other species in the same genus, it possesses stamens that are located below (and rarely in) the tube orifice; a multi-seeded fru ...

'' Munzinger & Swenson *''

Planchonella myrsinifolia ''Planchonella myrsinifolia'' is a tree in the plant family Sapotaceae. It is native to Australia, with subspecies ''myrsinifolia'' native to Queensland and New South Wales on the Australian mainland, and subspecies '' howeana'' is endemic to Lor ...

'' (F.Muell.) Swenson, Bartish & Munzinger *''

Planchonella myrsinoides ''Planchonella myrsinoides'' is an Australian tree in the family Sapotaceae. The common names include yellow plumwood, axe-handle wood and blunt-leaved coondoo. It occurs in seaside rainforests and drier rainforests from the Forster, New South ...

'' (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) S.T.Blake ex Francis *''

Planchonella pinifolia ''Planchonella pinifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located fr ...

'' (Baill.) Dubard *''

Planchonella pomifera ''Planchonella pomifera'' is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Western New Guinea Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, forme ...

'' (Pierre ex Baill.) Dubard *''

Planchonella povilana ''Planchonella povilana'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. As with other species in the same genus, it possesses stamens that are located below (and rarely in) the tube orifice; a multi-seeded fruit, ...

'' Swenson & Munzinger *''

Planchonella reticulata ''Planchonella reticulata'' is a flowering plant in the sapodilla family (biology), family, Sapotaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to east-central New Caledonia. The botanical name, specific epithet refers to the reticulate venation (network- ...

'' (Baill.) Pierre ex Dubard *''

Planchonella roseoloba ''Planchonella roseoloba'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. As with other species in the same genus, it possesses stamens that are located below (and rarely in) the tube orifice; a multi-seeded fruit ...

'' Munzinger & Swenson *'' Planchonella rufocostata'' Munzinger & Swenson *'' Planchonella spectabilis'' (Miq.) Dubard *'' Planchonella torricellensis'' (K.Schum.) H.J.Lam *'' Planchonella tahitensis'' (Nadeaud) Pierre ex Dubard

References

Sapotaceae genera {{Sapotaceae-stub