Payena acuminata

Botanical Description

Payena acuminata is a tree that can grow up to 42 metres tall. The buttressed bole can be up to 92cm in diameter[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. , 1795 Title Revision of the Sapotaceae of the Malaysian area in a wider sense. XV. Payena A. De Candolle Publication Blumea Vol IX, No 1, 1958 Author Bruggen A.C. van Publisher Year 1958 ISBN Description Written in 1958, but still the most recent work on the full genus of Payena. Very detailed descriptions, it also includes brief notes on uses when known. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. The wood is also traded commercially under the name 'Nyatoh'[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Payena acuminata has a large range and is sometimes found growing in protected areas. It is, however, harvested for timber and there are threats to the forests within the species range. During a 15 year period there has been a tree cover loss of more than 14% within this species range and due to this a suspected population decline. The plant needs monitoring, but is currently classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].