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Pycnandra

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Pycnandra
Photograph of a branchlet with several green leaves on it
Pycnandra acuminata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Pycnandra
Benth.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Achradotypus Baill.
  • Chorioluma Baill.
  • Corbassona Aubrév.
  • Heteromera Montrouz. ex Beauvis.
  • Jollya Pierre ex Baill.
  • Leptostylis Benth.
  • Ochrothallus Pierre ex Baill.
  • Sebertia Pierre ex Engl. & Prantl
  • Tropalanthe S.Moore
  • Trouettia Pierre ex Baill.

Pycnandra is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1876.[2][3]

It is the largest endemic genus of flowering plants of New Caledonia.[4][5] Its closest relative is the Australian Niemeyera.[6]

Species

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As of December 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 62 species:[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Pycnandra Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  2. Bentham, George. 1876. Genera plantarum :ad exemplaria imprimis in Herberiis Kewensibus servata definita /auctoribus G. Bentham et J.D. Hooker. page 658. in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Pycnandra Benth.
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. Swenson, U., Nylinder, S. & Munzinger, J. (2013). Towards a natural classification of Sapotaceae subfamily Chrysophylloideae in Oceania and Southeast Asia based on nuclear sequence data. Taxon 62: 746-770.
  6. Swenson, U., S. Nylinder, and J. Munzinger. (2013) Towards a Natural Classification of Sapotaceae Subfamily Chrysophylloideae in Oceania and Southeast Asia Based on Nuclear Sequence Data.” Taxon 62 (4): 746–70.