Payena kinabaluensis

Payena kinabaluensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Tribe: Sapoteae
Genus: Payena
Species: P. kinabaluensis
Binomial name
Payena kinabaluensis
J.T.Pereira[1]

Payena kinabaluensis is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It grows up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall. Inflorescences bear up to seven flowers. The fruits are ovoid, up to 3 cm (1 in) long. The tree is named for Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia's Sabah state. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest at about 900 metres (3,000 ft) altitude. P. kinabaluensis is endemic to Borneo and known only from Sabah.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Pereira, J.T. (April 2002). "Payena kinabaluensis J.T.Pereira" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 323,324. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Retrieved 23 December 2013.


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