Payena

Payena
Payena leerii [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Sapotoideae
Genus:	Payena A.DC. [2]
Synonyms [2]
CeratophorusHassk. 1855 illegitimate homonym not Sond. 1850 (Euphorbiaceae) nor Miq. 1859 (Sapotaceae) KeratephorusHassk. HapalocerasHassk.

Payena is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Southeast Asia. ^[2]

As of March 2024 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online recognised the following species: ^[2]

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

References

1. 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
2. "Payena". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 5 March 2024.

• Data related to Payena at Wikispecies
• Media related to Payena at Wikimedia Commons