Planchonella myrsinifolia (F.Muell.) Swenson, Bartish & Munzinger is a plant in the Sapotaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Planchonella myrsinifolia (F.Muell.) Swenson, Bartish & Munzinger

Planchonella myrsinifolia (F.Muell.) Swenson, Bartish & Munzinger

Planchonella myrsinifolia is a Sapotaceae tree native to Australia, with two subspecies found in different parts of the country.

Family
Genus
Planchonella
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Planchonella myrsinifolia (F.Muell.) Swenson, Bartish & Munzinger

Planchonella myrsinifolia is a tree species that belongs to the plant family Sapotaceae. The species is native to Australia. It has two recognized subspecies: subspecies myrsinifolia is native to the Australian mainland states of Queensland and New South Wales, while subspecies howeana is endemic to Lord Howe Island. The species' specific epithet myrsinifolia refers to the similarity of its leaves to the leaves of certain plants in the genus Myrsine.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Sapotaceae Planchonella

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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