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Payena leerii is a large tropical forest tree in the Sapotaceae family, native to Southeast Asia and grown mainly for its gutta-percha latex. It is not a plant commonly grown as a houseplant or garden ornamental.
Payena leerii is a tree in the family Sapotaceae.
Payena leerii is found widely in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi and the Philippines. Its habitat is coastal lowland forests to 650 m (2,100 ft) elevation.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
