''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, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...

s in the plant family

Moraceae Moraceae is a family of flowering plants comprising about 48 genera and over 1100 species, and is commonly known as the mulberry or fig family. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however, their ...

. It is sometimes treated as a subgenus of

Artocarpus ''Artocarpus'' is a genus of approximately 60 trees and shrubs of Southeast Asian and Pacific origin, belonging to the mulberry family, Moraceae. Most species of ''Artocarpus'' are restricted to Southeast Asia; a few cultivated species are more ...

. It includes two species native to Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.''Prainea'' King ex Hook.f.
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Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...

''. Retrieved 22 April 2024. The species are

dioecious Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is ...

, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.

Species

Two species are accepted. *''

Prainea limpato ''Prainea limpato'', also known as tampang susu in Malay and more locally as kesusu or empatak, is a species of flowering plant, a fruit tree in the fig family, that is native to Southeast Asia. Description The tree grows to 30 m in he ...

'' – Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, and Solomon Islands *''

Prainea scandens ''Prainea'' is a genus of trees in the plant family Moraceae. It is sometimes treated as a subgenus of Artocarpus. It includes two species native to Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, and th ...

'' – Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo

References

Moraceae Moraceae genera Dioecious plants {{Moraceae-stub