Payena asiatica

Botanical Description

Payena asiatica is an evergreen tree growing up to 35 metres tall. The buttressed bole can be 40cm in diameter[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded under the name 'Nyatoh'[ 996 Title A Dictionary of Malaysian Timbers Publication Malayan Forest Records No. 30 Author Wong T.M. Website http://Elaeocarpaceae Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-29-1 Description A fairly comprehensive guide to Malaysian timbers, giving their properties and the main tree species from which they are obtained. ].