Sapotaceae
Planchonella

Planchonella obovata (R.Br.) Pierre

First published in Notes Bot. Sapot.: 36 (1890)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Seychelles, Indo-China to Nansei-shoto and W. Pacific. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Hainan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Jessup, L.W. (2019). A taxonomic revision of Sapotaceae for mainland Australia. Austrobaileya 10: 321-382.
  • Swenson, U., Bartish, I.V. & Munzinger, J. (2007). Phylogeny, diagnostic characters and generic limitation of Australasian Chrysophylloideae (Sapotaceae, Ericales): evidence from ITS sequence data and morphology. Cladistics 23: 201-228.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pouteria obovata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Whitmore, T.C. (1966). Guide to the forests of the British Solomon islands: 1-208. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2022 Gardner, S. Utteridge, T. Tanming, W. [ST1854] Thailand K001536008 No
Mar 1, 2022 s.coll. [15770] Malaysia K000777959 Type Yes
Mar 1, 2022 Elmer, A.D.E. [10800] Philippines K000792038 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 2022 Ahern, G.P. [2165] Philippines K000792042 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 2022 Cuming, H. [1243] Philippines K000792041 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 2022 Maingay, A.C. [3604] Malaysia K000009079 Type Yes
Sep 27, 2016 Madulid, G.; et. al. [23857] Philippines K000608129 No
Lipaqeto, Z. [BSIP3492] Solomon Islands K005118468 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP11785] Solomon Islands K005118481 Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K000777952 Unknown Type Material Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K000777955 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, L.S.; Webb, L.J. [3266] Australia K005118277 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [3955] Australia K005118271 Yes
Muller, F. [s.n.] K005118263 Yes
Maingay, A.C. [1938] Malaysia K000009126 Type Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP12296] Solomon Islands K005118470 Yes
n.a. [s.n.] Indonesia K000009074 Type Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et a [BSIP14853] Solomon Islands K005118486 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP13806] Solomon Islands K005118488 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4282] Australia K005118278 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4597] Australia K005118273 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [628] Guadeloupe K005118493 Yes
Teona, R. [BSIP6284] Solomon Islands K005118465 Yes
Gafui, I.; et a [BSIP18454] Solomon Islands K005118480 Yes
Gafui, I.; et a [BSIP18885B] Solomon Islands K005118471 Yes
Gafui, I.; et a [BSIP14948] Solomon Islands K005118475 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP2686] Solomon Islands K005118463 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP3937] Solomon Islands K005118461 Yes
Ambriansyah; et al. [AA 2628] Indonesia K001561245 Yes
Joel, D.; Ubaldus, M.; Jemson, J.; Tawadong, T. [SAN 150401] Malaysia K001561267 Yes
n.a. [s.n.] Indonesia K000009073 Type Yes
Madulid, D.A.; et al [7633] Philippines K001569848 Yes
Gardner, S.; Sidisunthorn, P. [ST0704] Thailand K001569854 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [13365] Indonesia K001569852 Yes
Wilkie, P.; Stankovic, M. [PW934] Thailand K001569853 Yes
Reynoso; Sagcal; Fuentes [14798] Philippines K001569750 Yes
Julius, A.; Angan, A. [FRI 57847] Malaysia K001569772 Yes
Wilkie, P.; Sridith, K. [PW 931] Thailand K001569857 Yes
Wilkie, P.; Sridith, K. [PW930] Thailand K001569858 Yes
Hollrung, U.M. [12] Papua New Guinea K000009067 Type Yes
Hemsley, J.H. [7135] Australia K005118265 Yes
Forster, P.I.; Booth, R.; Jensen, R. [PIF26367] Australia K005118269 Yes
Schrader, J.; Moeljono, S.; Tambing, J. [1021; Schrader276] Indonesia K001769972 Yes
Gafui, I.; et a [BSIP17324] Solomon Islands K005118479 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP2481] Solomon Islands K005118464 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [3907] Australia K005118272 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000777951 Unknown Type Material Yes
Walker, F.S.; White, C.T. [BSIP89] Solomon Islands K005118489 Yes
Gafui, I.; et a [BSIP18616] Solomon Islands K005118469 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP17923] Solomon Islands K005118472 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et a [BSIP14940] Solomon Islands K005118484 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP18071] Solomon Islands K005118459 Yes
Lipaqeto, Z. [BSIP3424] Solomon Islands K005118492 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP16639] Solomon Islands K005118460 Yes
Whitmore's collectors [BSIP2845] Solomon Islands K005118462 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4843] Australia K005118267 Yes
Buwalda, P. [6503] Indonesia K000777950 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, L.S.; Webb, L.J. [4867] Australia K005118276 Yes
Walker, F.S.; White, C.T. [BSIP89] Solomon Islands K005118490 Yes
[K. Muller] [s.n.] K005118266 Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K000009072 Type Yes
Forster, P.I.; Booth, R.; Jensen, R. [PIF26371] K005118264 Yes
Runikera, P.; et a [BSIP10373] Solomon Islands K005118495 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et a [BSIP8997] Solomon Islands K005118487 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4267] Australia K005118275 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000777954 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP8723] Solomon Islands K005118473 Yes
Maingay, A.C. [1938] Malaysia K000009078 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [1243] Philippines K000792040 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hill, W. [92] Australia K005118268 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et a [BSIP15068] Solomon Islands K005118482 Yes
Smith, L.S. [10198] Australia K005118274 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et a [BSIP11062] Solomon Islands K005118477 Yes
Muller, F. [s.n.] K005118262 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP13313] Solomon Islands K005118483 Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K000777953 Unknown Type Material Yes
n.a. [s.n.] Indonesia K000009071 Type Yes
Inimua, E. [BSIP6589] Solomon Islands K005118466 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP2249] Solomon Islands K005118491 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP17832] Solomon Islands K005118478 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [3987] Australia K005118270 Yes
Gafui, I.; et a [BSIP12509] Solomon Islands K005118474 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP11469] Solomon Islands K005118494 Yes
Whitmore's collectors [BSIP5721] Solomon Islands K005118467 Yes
Gafui, I.H.; et a [BSIP148[35]] Solomon Islands K005118485 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et a [BSIP13389] Solomon Islands K005118476 Yes
Beechey, F.W. [s.n.] Sideroxylon ferrugineum K000777904 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beechey, F.W. [s.n.] Japan Sideroxylon ferrugineum K000777905 Type Yes
Mar 1, 2022 Elmer, A.D.E. [6071] Philippines Planchonella merrillii K000792039 Isolectotype Yes
Mar 1, 2022 Ridsdale, C.E. [1695] Philippines Planchonella merrillii K000792037 Isotype Yes
FRI [2308] Malaysia Planchonella glabra K:SPC-53067.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Kochummen, K.M. [10262] Malaysia Planchonella glabra K:SPC-54234.000 No
Jul 14, 2006 Madulid; Majaducon [PPI 36030] Philippines Pouteria obovata K000229589 No
Jul 14, 2006 Nasrah; Clement M. [SAN 140718] Malaysia Pouteria obovata K000229588 No
Jul 12, 2006 Asin, Ag. [SAN 115319] Malaysia Pouteria obovata K000229330 No
Kanehira, R. [2268] Micronesia, Federated States of Pouteria obovata K000777975 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balslev, H.; Poopath, M.; Karaket, P.; Thaotawin, P.; Kladwong, P.; Rujichaipimon, W.; Brem Nøhr, N. [10163] Thailand Pouteria obovata K001767546 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0