Pycnandra

Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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

Species

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

  • Pycnandra acuminata (Pierre ex Baill.) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra amplexicaulis Munzinger & Swenson
  • Pycnandra atrofusca Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra balansae (Baill.) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra belepensis Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra benthamii Baill.
  • Pycnandra blaffartii Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra blanchonii (Aubrév.) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra bourailensis Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra bracteolata Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra caeruleilatex Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra canaliculata Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra carinocostata Vink
  • Pycnandra chartacea Vink
  • Pycnandra comptonii (S.Moore) Vink
  • Pycnandra comptonioides Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra confusa Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra controversa (Guillaumin) Vink
  • Pycnandra cylindricarpa Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra decandra (Montrouz.) Vink
  • Pycnandra deplanchei (Baill.) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra elliptica Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra fastuosa (Baill.) Vink
  • Pycnandra filipes (Benth.) Munzinger & Swenson
  • Pycnandra francii (Guillaumin & Dubard) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra glabella Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra glaberrima Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra gordoniifolia (S.Moore) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra goroensis (Aubrév.) Munzinger & Swenson
  • Pycnandra grandifolia (Vink) Munzinger & Swenson
  • Pycnandra griseosepala Vink
  • Pycnandra heteromera (Vink) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra intermedia (Baill.) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra kaalaensis Aubrév.
  • Pycnandra kopetoensis Munzinger & Swenson
  • Pycnandra kouakouensis Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra linearifolia Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra lissophylla (Pierre ex Baill.) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra litseiflora (Guillaumin) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra longiflora (Benth.) Munzinger & Swenson
  • Pycnandra longipetiolata Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra margueriteae Munzinger & Swenson
  • Pycnandra micrantha (Beauvis.) Munzinger & Swenson
  • Pycnandra montana Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra neocaledonica (S.Moore) Vink
  • Pycnandra obscurinerva (Vink) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra ouaiemensis Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra paniensis Aubrév.
  • Pycnandra paucinervia Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra perplexa Swenson & Gâteblé
  • Pycnandra petiolata (Vink) Munzinger & Swenson
  • Pycnandra poindimiensis Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra pubiflora Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra sarlinii (Aubrév.) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra schmidii (Aubrév.) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra sclerophylla Munzinger & Swenson
  • Pycnandra sessiliflora Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra sessilifolia (Pancher & Sebert) Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra versicolor Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra vieillardii (Baill.) Vink
  • Pycnandra viridifolia Swenson & Munzinger
  • Pycnandra wagapensis (Guillaumin) Munzinger & Swenson

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