Prainea

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

Prainea is a genus of trees in the plant family Moraceae.[1] It is sometimes treated as a subgenus of Artocarpus.[3] In fact, in Plants of the World Online, two species, native to Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, that were classified in genus Praineain Plants of the World Online are transferred to Artocarpus.[4] They are classified in subgenus Prainea (King) Zerega which is distinct from other Artocarpus subgenera mainly due to its dioecious nature.

Species

Two species were accepted.[4]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Prainea King ex Hook.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 February 2026.