Planchonia

Planchonia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1851. It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.

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FamilyLecythidaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera

General: The two species of Planchonia in New Guinea are found

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Specimen records: 110
With media: 67
Family: Asterolecaniidae
Collections: USNM, A, BRIT, MICH, MEL, NY
Recorded in: Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Malaysia/Sarawak, Thailand

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Lecythidaceae
Image: Planchonia careya tree.jpg

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Commons category: Planchonia
taxon name: Planchonia
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9488
topic's main category: Category:Planchonia

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Planchonia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1851. It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.

==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 9 species: Planchonia andamanica – Andaman Islands Planchonia brevistipitata – Borneo Planchonia careya – New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia Planchonia grandis – Borneo, Malaya, Sumatra, Thailand Planchonia papuana – New Guinea, Solomon Islands Planchonia rupestris – Western Australia Planchonia spectabilis – Philippines Planchonia timorensis – Lesser Sunda Islands Planchonia valida – Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand

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