Planchonella obovata
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| Internal ID | UUID643fe7d349432709485256 |
| Scientific name | Planchonella obovata |
| Authority | Pierre |
| First published in | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
The species provides heavy, durable timber (sawn wood, roundwood) used in construction and general carpentry. Minor applications include poles, posts, and tool handles.
Industrial and craft applications:
The dense, straight-grained wood is suitable for flooring, decking, and turnery, and for sporting goods such as bats, handles, and mallets. Its natural resistance to wear and shock make it appropriate for high-friction components in furniture and tool-making.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No established non-medicinal food or beverage uses are reported.
Colorants and tanning:
Heartwood and bark contain condensed tannins suitable for vegetable tanning of hides and skins. Extracts have been explored as natural brown dyes for protein fibers such as wool and silk, attributed to proanthocyanidin-type phenolics.
Wood and fiber:
Timber is classified as heavy hardwood with high density and strength, broadly similar to tropical members of Sapotaceae. The wood machines and finishes well for utility and craft purposes. Natural variability in grain and extractives can affect finishing; selections are made for uniformity in furniture and turning.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented fragrance or cosmetic applications are reported.
Properties relevant to use:
As a dense, hardwood timber, it is valued for high strength, hardness, and durability. In tanning, condensed tannins confer high-affinity binding to collagen, producing firm leathers. In dyeing, polyphenolic extracts typically yield warm browns; color intensity depends on mordant choice and process pH, without speculative claims about performance.
Standards and regulation:
Timber grading and quality control follow regional softwood/hardwood standards (e.g., EN, JAS, or local grading rules) for moisture content, dimensional tolerances, and grading of appearance and structural use. For tanning, leather quality and safety follow international standards such as ISO/TC 120 leather standards.
Sustainability and sourcing:
The species occurs across Southeast Asia in disturbed and secondary forests and is used primarily in local markets. Regional forestry and trade regulations govern harvest; overharvesting risk in specific localities is a concern where demand exceeds local regeneration.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Hormogyne cochinchinensis | Dubard | Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 89 (1911) |
| Planchonella argentea | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
| Planchonella attenuata | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
| Planchonella bancana | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
| Planchonella chrysophylla | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
| Planchonella clarkeana | R.Kumari & Thoth. | Bull. Bot. Surv. India 31: 151 (1989 publ. 1992) |
| Planchonella cochinchinensis | Dubard | Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 89 (1911) |
| Planchonella ferruginea | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
| Planchonella glabra | H.J.Lam | Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg , sér. 3, 7: 217 (1925) |
| Planchonella indica | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
| Planchonella javensis | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
| Planchonella kingiana | R.Kumari & Thoth. | J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 13: 47 (1989) |
| Planchonella kingiana var. andamanica | R.Kumari & Thoth. | J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 13: 47 (1989) |
| Planchonella lanceolata | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
| Planchonella merrillii | Dubard | Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille , sér. 2, 10: 50 (1912) |
| Planchonella nodosa | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
| Planchonella philippensis | Dubard | Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 82 (1911) |
| Planchonella polymorpha | Dubard | Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 152: 773 (1911) |
| Pouteria glabra | (Ridl.) I.M.Turner | Novon 6: 223 (1996) |
| Pouteria obovata | (R.Br.) Baehni | Candollea 9: 324 (1942) |
| Pouteria obovata var. dubia | (Koidz. ex Nakai) H.Hara | Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 1: 100. 1949 |
| Achras obovata | F.Muell. ex Benth. | Fl. Austral. 4: 283 (1868) |
| Sapota obovata | (R.Br.) Radlk. ex Holle | Thése Erlangen : 17 (1892) |
| Sersalisia ferruginea | (Hook. & Arn.) Nakai | Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 31 (1948) |
| Sersalisia liukiuensis | (Nakai) Nakai | Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 31 (1948) |
| Sersalisia obovata | R.Br. | Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 530 (1810) |
| Sideroxylon ahernianum | Merr. | Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 35: 55 (1905 publ. 1906) |
| Sideroxylon apoense | Elmer | Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 8: 2821 (1915) |
| Sideroxylon argenteum | Spreng. | Syst. Veg. 1: 666 (1824) |
| Sideroxylon attenuatum | A.DC. | Prodr. 8: 178 (1844) |
| Sideroxylon bancanum | Burck | Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 10 (1885) |
| Sideroxylon brownii | F.Muell. | Syst. Census Austral. Pl. 1: 92 (1882) |
| Sideroxylon chrysophyllum | de Vriese | Pl. Ind. Bat. Orient. : 59 (1856) |
| Sideroxylon coriaceum | Merr. | Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 29: 44 (1905) |
| Sideroxylon dubium | Koidz. ex Nakai | Sci. World (Japan) 26(5): 9. 1928 (1928) |
| Sideroxylon ferrugineum | Hook. & Arn. | Bot. Beechey Voy. : 266 (1838) |
| Sideroxylon glabrum | Ridl. | J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 28 (1912) |
| Sideroxylon glomeratum | Volkens | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 472 (1901) |
| Sideroxylon indicum | Burck | Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 13 (1885) |
| Sideroxylon javense | Burck | Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 14 (1885) |
| Sideroxylon lanceolatum | Burck | Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 14 (1885) |
| Sideroxylon liukiuense | Nakai | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 33: 209 (1919) |
| Sideroxylon merrillii | Merr. | Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 286 (1923) |
| Sideroxylon nodosum | Burck | Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 12 (1885) |
| Sideroxylon novoguineense | K.Schum. | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 9: 214 (1887) |
| Sideroxylon obovatum | (R.Br.) Sm. | Rees' Cyclopaedia 32 1816 No. 6. |
| Sideroxylon obovatum | Burck | Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 11 (1885) |
| Sideroxylon obovatum | Griff. | Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 290 (1854) |
| Sideroxylon obovatum var. ceramense | Burck | Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 11. 1885 |
| Sideroxylon philippense | Merr. | Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 287 (1923) |
| Sideroxylon timorense | Blume ex Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 35 (1890) |
| Sideroxylon undulatum | Burck | Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 12 (1885) |
| Chrysophyllum acuminatum | Bojer | Hortus Maurit. : 197 (1837) |
| Chrysophyllum obovatum | Wall. ex A.DC. | Prodr. 8: 178 (1844) |
| Pouteria clarkeana | (R.Kumari & Thoth.) R.Kumari & Thoth. | Fl. Pl. India Annot. Checkl. 2: 59. 2020 |
| Pouteria kingiana | (R.Kumari & Thoth.) R.Kumari & Thoth. | Fl. Pl. India Annot. Checkl. 2: 59. 2020 |
| Planchonella obovata var. dubia | (Koidz. ex Nakai) Hatus. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| ilo | pouteria obovata |
| Japanese | アカテツ |
| jv | nyatoh |
| Malay | pokok menasi |
| Malay | menasi |
| ryu | アンマーチー |
| ryu | ヂーキ |
| ryu | トウムキ |
| Thai | โกงกางบก |
| Chinese | 山榄 |
| Chinese | 山欖 |
| Chinese | 樹青 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
No distribution data was extracted from POWO/KEW yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000274204 |
| Tropicos | 28700864 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:788694-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-156914 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 236826 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 191075 |
| IPNI | 788695-1 |
| iNaturalist | 425757 |
| GBIF | 5334135 |
| Freebase | /m/0fqlwwd |
| EOL | 1152040 |
| USDA GRIN | 313039 |
| Wikipedia | Planchonella_obovata |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Pest categorisation of Pyrrhoderma noxium | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Golic D, Gobbi A, Maiorano A, Pautasso M, Reignault PL | EFSA J | 19-Mar-2024 |
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| Pest categorisation of Icerya aegyptiaca | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Akrivou A, Kertesz V, Papachristos D, MacLeod A | EFSA J | 09-Jan-2023 |
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| Contrasting genetic diversity between Planchonella obovata sensu lato (Sapotaceae) on old continental and young oceanic island populations in Japan | Setsuko S, Sugai K, Tamaki I, Takayama K, Kato H | PLoS One | 02-Sep-2022 |
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| Pest categorisation of Pulvinaria psidii | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Akrivou A, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, Papachristos D, MacLeod A | EFSA J | 12-Aug-2022 |
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| Dataset of physico-chemical water parameters, phytoplankton, flora and fauna in mangrove ecosystem at Sungai Kertih, Terengganu, Malaysia | Nor SM, Jaafar M, Jaafar NM, Redzuan NS, Omar WB, Deraman MY, Azli SN, Shehrom NA, Mahyudin ', Bahari NA, Zulkafli NN, Jaafar NF, Ma'ad SN, Zamri MI, Amirudin A, Abdullah NA, Zakaria N | Data Brief | 26-Mar-2022 |
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| Mangrove floristic composition dataset of the Setiu Lagoon, Terengganu Malaysia | Muhammad Nor SM, Sahari MS, Razali NA, Salam MR, Wan Mustaffa WF, Stephen ER, Yusof RM, Jamaludin PN, Jamaludin PN, Mokhetar N | Data Brief | 04-Mar-2022 |
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| Development of spontaneous vegetation on reclaimed land in Singapore measured by NDVI | Gaw LY, Richards DR | PLoS One | 28-Jan-2021 |
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| A Phytosociological Study on Andean Rainforests of Peru, and a Comparison with the Surrounding Countries | Galán-de-Mera A, Campos-de-la-Cruz J, Linares-Perea E, Montoya-Quino J, Torres-Marquina I, Vicente-Orellana JA | Plants (Basel) | 26-Nov-2020 |
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| Outstanding performance of an invasive alien tree Bischofia javanica relative to native tree species and implications for management of insular primary forests | Abe T, Tanaka N, Shimizu Y | PeerJ | 23-Jul-2020 |
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| Metapopulation Vicariance, Age of Island Taxa and Dispersal: A Case Study Using the Pacific Plant Genus Planchonella (Sapotaceae) | Swenson U, Havran JC, Munzinger J, Mcloughlin S, Nylinder S | Syst Biol | 23-Apr-2019 |
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| Diversity of Bats in Contrasting Habitats of Hulu Terengganu Dipterocarp Forest and Setiu Wetland BRIS Forest with a Note on Preliminary Study of Vertical Stratification of Pteropodid Bats | Pounsin G, Wahab NS, Roslan A, Zahidin MA, Pesiu E, Tamrin NA, Abdullah MT | Trop Life Sci Res | 02-Mar-2018 |
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| Declining soil Crustacea in a World Heritage Site caused by land nemertean | Shinobe S, Uchida S, Mori H, Okochi I, Chiba S | Sci Rep | 29-Sep-2017 |
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| Seed dispersal increases local species richness and reduces spatial turnover of tropical tree seedlings | Wandrag EM, Dunham AE, Duncan RP, Rogers HS | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | 28-Aug-2017 |
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| Cytotoxic protobassic acid saponins from the kernels of Palaquium formosanum | Chen HY, Liu JF, Tsai SF, Lin YL, Lee SS | J Food Drug Anal | 11-Jul-2017 |
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| Ultramafic geoecology of South and Southeast Asia | Galey ML, van der Ent A, Iqbal MC, Rajakaruna N | Bot Stud | 03-Apr-2017 |
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