| Payena khoonmengiana | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
Payena khoonmengiana is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Borneo and known only from Sabah.
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.
The tree is known only from the Tawai Forest Reserve and Sg Talibu Forest Reserve in Sabah. It has a small range, and its estimated area of occupancy (AOO) and extent of occurrence (EOO) are both 20 km. Its habitat is lowland rain forest from 265 to 422 metres elevation.
References
- ^ Pereira, J.; Maycock, C.R.; Sugau, J.; Nilus, R.; Hoo, P.K.; Tsen, S.; Tanggaraju, S.; Juiling, S. (2019). "Payena khoonmengiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T116928402A116928559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T116928402A116928559.en. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ 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). Vol. 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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