Prainea

Prainea is a genus of trees in the plant family Moraceae.^[1] It is sometimes treated as a subgenus of Artocarpus.^[3] It includes two species native to Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.^[4] The species are dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.^[5]

Prainea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Tribe:	Artocarpeae
Genus:	Prainea King ex Hook.f. (1888)
Type species
Prainea scandens King ex Hook.f.[1][2]

Species

Two species are accepted.^[4]

• Prainea limpato (Miq.) Beumée ex K.Heyne – Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, and Solomon Islands
• Prainea scandens King – Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo

References

1. "Prainea in Tropicos". Missouri Botanical Garden. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
2. Hooker, J.D. (1888). "Prainea". The Flora of British India. London. 5 (15): 546.
3. "Artocarpus J. R. Forst. & G. Forst". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
4. Prainea King ex Hook.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
5. C.C., Berg; Corner, E.J.H.; Jarrett, F.M. (2006). Moraceae - Genera other than Ficus. 1. Vol. 17. pp. 1–152. ISBN 9789071236648. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)