Planchonella maclayana

Description

Planchonella�is a�genus�of�flowering�trees�in the�gutta-percha�family,�Sapotaceae. Named in honour of�Jules �mile Planchon, it contains around 100 mainly tropical species, two of which reach South America and about 18 make it to Australasia. It was described by�Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre.1�The genus is included in the larger genus�Pouteria�by some authorities, hence species such as�Planchonella queenslandica�are also known as Pouteria queenslandica