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Payena kapitensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Sapotaceae

Tribe
  
Sapoteae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Subfamily
  
Sapotoideae

Genus
  
Payena

Payena kapitensis is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It grows up to 35 metres (110 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 45 centimetres (20 in). The bark is dark brown. Inflorescences bear up to four flowers. The tree is named for Kapit in Malaysia's Sarawak state. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests. P. kapitensis is endemic to Borneo and known only from Sarawak.

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Payena kapitensis Wikipedia