''Prainea'' is a genus of
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
s in the plant family
Moraceae
The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however ...
that is native to Southeast Asia.
It is sometimes treated as a subgenus of
Artocarpus. It is
dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproducti ...
, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.
Species
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Prainea frutescens''
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Prainea limpato''
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Prainea microcephala''
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Prainea scandens''
References
Moraceae
Moraceae genera
Dioecious plants
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