Planchonella obovata
Black Ash, Northern Yellow Boxwood
Other regional names: Yellow Boxwood +1 more
- Yellow Boxwood
- Yellow Teak
Also known as: Achras obovata F.Muell. ex Benth. +15 more
- Achras obovata F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Hormogyne cochinchinensis Dubard
- Planchonella argentea Pierre
- Planchonella attenuata (A.DC.) Pierre
- Planchonella bancana (Burck) Pierre
- Planchonella chrysophylla (de Vriese) Pierre
- Planchonella clarkeana R.Kumari & Thothathri
- Planchonella cochinchinensis Dubard
- Planchonella ferruginea (Hook. & Arn.) Pierre
- Planchonella glabra (Ridl.) H.J.Lam
- Planchonella indica (Burck) Pierre
- Planchonella javensis (Burck) Pierre
- Planchonella kingiana R.Kumari & Thothathri
- Planchonella kingiana subsp. andamanica R.Kumari & Thothathri
- Planchonella kingiana var. andamanica R.Kumari & Thothathri
- Planchonella lanceolata (Burck) Pierre
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sapotaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Planchonella obovata (commonly known as Black-Ash or Northern Yellow-Boxwood) is a tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Hainan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam