Planchonella obovata

Cape Tribulation, QLD

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Identification history

	Planchonella obovata	17 Sep 2025	JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
	Planchonella obovata	17 Sep 2025	Tapirlord

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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

17 Sep 2025

Reference I used to confirm this identification,:
and to reject several alternative identification candidates' spp.,
for one example _Vavaea amicorum_ :

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]  Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'):  
_Planchonella obovata_ (R.Br.) Pierre fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/_Planchonella_obovata.htm  
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/  

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Location information

Coordinates 145.454086 -16.131633
Altitude 1.3m
Places Cape Tribulation, QLD

Sighting information

30 Abundance
11 Jul 2025 07:23 AM Recorded on
Tapirlord Recorded by
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My Trip to Far North Queensland in 2025 Tapirlord NatureMapr Latest Other Trees Plants Planchonella obovata

Additional information

1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

Planchonella obovata Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1.3m Recorded at altitude
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