Sapotaceae
Yellow-boxwood
Planchonella obovata
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Genus
- Planchonella
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 山欖, 山榄, 樹青
- English
- Yellow-boxwood
- Japanese
- アカテツ
- Javanese
- Nyatoh
- Malay
- Menasi
- ryu
- トウムキ, アンマーチー, ヂーキ
- Thai
- โกงกางบก
Synonyms
- Achras obovata F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Chrysophyllum acuminatum Bojer
- Chrysophyllum obovatum Wall. ex A.DC.
- Hormogyne cochinchinensis Dubard
- Planchonella argentea Pierre
- Planchonella attenuata (A.DC.) Pierre
- Planchonella bancana (Burck) Pierre
- Planchonella chrysophylla (de Vriese) Pierre
- Planchonella clarkeana R.Kumari & Thoth.
- Planchonella cochinchinensis Dubard
- Planchonella ferruginea (Hook. & Arn.) Pierre
- Planchonella glabra (Ridl.) H.J.Lam
- Planchonella indica Pierre
- Planchonella javensis (Burck) Pierre
- Planchonella kingiana R.Kumari & Thoth.
- Planchonella kingiana var. andamanica R.Kumari & Thoth.
- Planchonella lanceolata (Burck) Pierre
- Planchonella merrillii Dubard
- Planchonella nodosa (Burck) Pierre
- Planchonella obovata var. dubia (Koidz. ex Nakai) Hatus.
- Planchonella philippensis Dubard
- Planchonella polymorpha Dubard
- Pouteria clarkeana (R.Kumari & Thoth.) R.Kumari & Thoth.
- Pouteria glabra (Ridl.) I.M.Turner
- Pouteria kingiana (R.Kumari & Thoth.) R.Kumari & Thoth.
- Pouteria obovata (R.Br.) Baehni
- Pouteria obovata var. dubia (Koidz. ex Nakai) H.Hara
- Sapota obovata (R.Br.) Radlk. ex Holle
- Sersalisia ferruginea (Hook. & Arn.) Nakai
- Sersalisia liukiuensis (Nakai) Nakai
- Sersalisia obovata R.Br.
- Sideroxylon ahernianum Merr.
- Sideroxylon apoense Elmer
- Sideroxylon argenteum Spreng.
- Sideroxylon attenuatum A.DC.
- Sideroxylon bancanum Burck
- Sideroxylon brownii F.Muell.
- Sideroxylon chrysophyllum de Vriese
- Sideroxylon coriaceum Merr.
- Sideroxylon dubium Koidz. ex Nakai
and 17 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Shih-Shiuan Kao, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.