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Planchonia careya

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Family: Lecythidaceae · Genus: Planchonia

Planchonia careya

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Planchonia careya is a tree species in the family Lecythidaceae. Common names include cocky apple, cockatoo apple and billygoat plum. The species should not be confused with Terminalia ferdinandiana, with which it shares some common names. The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia' records that Indigenous Australians of the Mitchell River area referred to this plant as "Ootcho" while those of the Cloncurry River area referred to it as "Go-onje" and "Gunthamarrah".

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Growing details and traits for Planchonia careya in the Library.

No cultivars in the Library yet — the full profile above covers the species itself.