Planchonella duclitan

Planchonella duclitan is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae.^[3] This tree can reach up to a height of 40 meters, presenting glossy leaves and orange fruit. It is common on Christmas Island, dominating up to 20% of the upper leaf canopy, as a tree to 30 meters, in established forest or around 40% in regenerating habitat where it may attain the maximum height.^[4]

Planchonella duclitan
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Planchonella
Species:	P. duclitan
Binomial name
Planchonella duclitan (Blanco) Bakh.f.[2]
Synonyms[3]
List *Beccariella balitbitan (Blanco) Pierre *Beccariella celebica Pierre *Beccariella duclitan (Blanco) Pierre *Chrysophyllum rhodoneurum Hassk. *Chrysophyllum sundaicum Miq. *Planchonella celebica (Pierre ex Burck) Dubard *Planchonella nitida (Blume) Dubard *Planchonella sundaica (Burck) Dubard *Pouteria duclitan (Blanco) Baehni *Sideroxylon balitbitan Blanco *Sideroxylon celebicum Pierre ex Burck *Sideroxylon duclitan Blanco *Sideroxylon nitidum Blume *Sideroxylon ramiflorum Merr. *Sideroxylon sundaicum Burck *Xantolis nitida (Blume) Baehni

The species has been described as Planchonella nitida (Blume) Dubard,^[4] later regarded as a synonym for this treatment.^[2] The tree is used as a nest site by Abbott's booby, a sea-bird species Papasula abbotti,^[4] and its fruit and flowers provide food for the fruit bat Pteropus natalis.^[5]