Pycnandra is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1876.Bentham, George. 1876. Genera plantarum :ad exemplaria imprimis in Herberiis Kewensibus servata definita /auctoribus G. Bentham et J.D. Hooker. page 658. in LatinTropicos, Pycnandra Benth.
It is the largest endemic genus of flowering plants of New Caledonia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesSwenson, U., Nylinder, S. & Munzinger, J. (2013). Towards a natural classification of Sapotaceae subfamily Chrysophylloideae in Oceania and Southeast Asia based on nuclear sequence data. Taxon 62: 746-770. Its closest relative is the Australian Niemeyera.Swenson, U., S. Nylinder, and J. Munzinger. (2013) Towards a Natural Classification of Sapotaceae Subfamily Chrysophylloideae in Oceania and Southeast Asia Based on Nuclear Sequence Data.” Taxon 62 (4): 746–70.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 62 species:
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