Planchonella maclayana

Planchonella maclayana is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It grows up to 18 m (60 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 25 cm (10 in). The fruits are roundish, up to 1.3 cm (1 in) long.^[2]

Planchonella maclayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Planchonella
Species:	P. maclayana
Binomial name
Planchonella maclayana (F.Muell.) Swenson (2013)[1]
Synonyms[1]
List Bassia dubia Gaertn. (1790) Bassia maclayana F.Muell. (1885) Bureavella macleyana (F.Muell.) Pierre (1890) Illipe maclayana (F.Muell.) F.Muell. (1885) Lucuma maclayana (F.Muell.) H.J.Lam (1925) Lucuma navicularis H.J.Lam (1925) Pouteria maclayana (F.Muell.) Baehni (1942) Pouteria navicularis (H.J.Lam) Baehni (1942) Sideroxylon zippelianum Pierre ex Boerl. (1891)

It ranges from Borneo through Sulawesi, Maluku, and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands.^[1] Its habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) elevation.^[2]

The tree is named for Russian explorer and biologist Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay.^[2]