Payena khoonmengiana

(Payena khoonmengiana)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Sapotaceae
Genus:Payena
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