Planchonia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1851.Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1851. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 7: 24 in LatinTropicos, Planchonia Blume 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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