Planchonella cotinifolia is an Australian tree in the family Sapotaceae. The common names include small-leaved plum, yellow lemon and small-leaved coondoo. It occurs in the drier rainforests from the Richmond River, New South Wales to the Wenlock River in tropical Queensland.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Planchonella |
| Species: | P. cotinifolia
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It grows as a small tree, up to 15 m (49 ft) tall and a stem diameter of 40 cm (16 in). It may be recognised by the small leaves, 1–5 cm (0.39–1.97 in) m long, 0.5–3 cm (0.20–1.18 in) wide, with a rounded tip. Flowering occurs between February and March. The fruit is glossy black, usually containing one shining light brown seed. The seed has a lengthwise scar.
It belongs to the genus Planchonella which occurs across the tropics of Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Pacific islands, and into northern and eastern Australia. A genetic analysis of material found that Planchonella cotinifolia was most closely related to Planchonella eerwah and Planchonella australis and was a sister to the two species, the three forming a distinct group.[4]
Two varieties are recognized:
- Planchonella cotinifolia var. pubescens
- Planchonella cotinifolia var. cotinifolia
References edit
- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). "Planchonella cotinifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T154664264A154754042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T154664264A154754042.en.
- ^ a b Planchonella cotinifolia (A.DC.) Dubard. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ Teguh Triono; Anthony H. D. Brown; Judy G. West; Michael D. Crisp (2007). "A phylogeny of Pouteria (Sapotaceae) from Malesia and Australasia". Australian Systematic Botany. 20 (2): 107–18. doi:10.1071/SB06011. hdl:1885/28531.