Payena

Payena
Payena leerii[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Genus: Payena
A.DC.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Ceratophorus Hassk. 1855 illegitimate homonym not Sond. 1850 (Euphorbiaceae) nor Miq. 1859 (Sapotaceae)
  • Keratephorus Hassk.
  • Hapaloceras Hassk.

Payena is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Southeast Asia.[1]

As of March 2024, Plants of the World Online recognised the following species:[1]

  1. Payena acuminata (Blume) Pierre – Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra
  2. Payena annamensis Lecomte – Vietnam
  3. Payena asiatica Chantar. – Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra
  4. Payena dantung H.J.Lam – Sumatra
  5. Payena dasyphylla (Miq.) Pierre – Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
  6. Payena endertii H.J.Lam – Sumatra
  7. Payena ferruginea J.T.Pereira – Borneo
  8. Payena gigas A.Bruggen – Borneo
  9. Payena grandistipula J.T.Pereira – Borneo
  10. Payena kapitensis J.T.Pereira – Borneo
  11. Payena khoonmengiana J.T.Pereira – Borneo
  12. Payena kinabaluensis J.T.Pereira – Borneo
  13. Payena lamii A.Bruggen – Borneo
  14. Payena leerii (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kurz. – Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
  15. Payena longipedicellata Brace ex King & Gamble – Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo
  16. Payena lucida A.DC. – Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
  17. Payena maingayi C.B.Clarke – Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
  18. Payena microphylla (de Vriese) Burck – Borneo
  19. Payena obscura Burck – Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
  20. Payena pseudoterminalis H.J.Lam – Sumatra
  1. ^ a b c d "Payena". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen