Planchonia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1851.[1][2] It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.[3]
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| Planchonia careya in Mount Archer National Park in Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Planchonia Blume |
- Accepted species[3]
- Planchonia brevistipitata Kuswata – Sabah
- Planchonia careya (F.Muell.) R.Knuth – cockatoo apple, cocky apple or billygoat plum – New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia
- Planchonia grandis Ridl. – Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
- Planchonia papuana R.Knuth – New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Aru
- Planchonia rupestris R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett – Western Australia
- Planchonia spectabilis Merr. – Luzon, Mindanao
- Planchonia timorensis Blume – Timor
- Planchonia valida (Blume) Blume – Andaman & Nicobar, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, Java
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