Planchonella latihila

Planchonella latihila is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. As with other plants in the same genus, it possesses stamens that are located below (and rarely in) the tube orifice; a multi-seeded fruit, as well as foliaceous cotyledons embedded in endosperm.[1]

Planchonella latihila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Planchonella
Species:
P. latihila
Binomial name
Planchonella latihila
Swenson, Munzinger & Bartish, 2007

References

  1. Swenson, Ulf, Jérôme Munzinger, and Igor V. Bartish. "Molecular phylogeny of Planchonella (Sapotaceae) and eight new species from New Caledonia."Taxon (2007): 329-354.

Further reading

  • Méndez, Marcos, and Jérôme Munzinger. "Planchonella, first record of gynomonoecy for the family Sapotaceae." Plant Systematics and Evolution287.1-2 (2010): 65–73.
  • Munzinger, Jérôme, and Ulf Swenson. "Three new species of Planchonella Pierre (Sapotaceae) with a dichotomous and an online key to the genus in New Caledonia." Adansonia 31.1 (2009): 175–189.
  • "Planchonella latihila". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew via The Plant List.


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