Plenckia
# Plenckia

Plenckia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae.

It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and north-western Argentina.

The genus name of Plenckia is in honour of Joseph Jakob Plenck (1735–1807), an Austrian physician and polymath. He is now known as a pioneer dermatologist. It was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. Vol.11 (Issue 1) on page 30 in 1861.

## Known species

According to Kew:

* Plenckia integerrima Lundell
* Plenckia microcarpa Lundell
* Plenckia populnea Reissek
