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Planchonella maclayana (Planchonella maclayana)

Description

Planchonella�is a�genus�of�flowering�trees�in the�gutta-percha�family,�Sapotaceae. Named in honour of�Jules �mile Planchon, it contains around 100 mainly tropical species, two of which reach South America and about 18 make it to Australasia. It was described by�Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre.1�The genus is included in the larger genus�Pouteria�by some authorities, hence species such as�Planchonella queenslandica�are also known as Pouteria queenslandica

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ericales

            • Family: Sapotaceae

              • Genus: Planchonella