Pycnandra

Pycnandra
Pycnandra acuminata is an example of a tree in this genus. (Permission to use this file was granted personally by Benoit Henry to illustrate Pycnandra acuminata on Wikipedia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Pycnandra
Benth.
Synonyms
  • Achradotypus Baill.
  • Chorioluma Baill.
  • Corbassona Aubrév.
  • Heteromera Montrouz. ex Beauvis. 1901, illegitimate homonym, not Pomel 1874 (Asteraceae)
  • 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.

it is the largest endemic genus of flowering plants of New Caledonia. Its closest relative is the Australian Niemeyera.

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