Payena khoonmengiana

Payena khoonmengiana is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It grows up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 13 centimetres (5 in). The bark is reddish brown. Inflorescences bear one or two flowers. The fruits are ovoid, up to 8 cm (3 in) long. The tree is named for forest botanist Meng Wong Khoon. Its habitat is lowland forest at about 480 metres (1,600 ft) altitude. P. khoonmengiana is endemic to Borneo and known only from Sabah.[1]

Payena khoonmengiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Payena
Species:
P. khoonmengiana
Binomial name
Payena khoonmengiana
J.T.Pereira[1]

References

  1. Pereira, J.T. (April 2002). "Payena khoonmengiana J.T.Pereira". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 320, 322–323. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.


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