Calophyllaceae
Kayea

Kayea ferruginea Pierre

First published in Fl. Forest. Cochinch.: t. 99 (1885)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Indo-China to Malaya, Borneo. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, Malaya, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chayamarit, K. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Thailand 14(3): 359-431. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. [Cited as Mesua ferruginea.]
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India. [Cited as Mesua manii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chayamarit, K. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Thailand 14(3): 359-431. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1989 Melegrito [2587] Borneo K000677344 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Wood, D.D. [1831] Borneo K000677345 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Pierre, L. [1050] Vietnam K000677333 Type Yes
s.coll. [101] Vietnam K003463035 Yes
Paul Chai; et al. [S33610] Malaysia K003463206 Yes
Beccari, O. [921] Malaysia K003463205 Yes
Beccari, O. [885] Malaysia K003463204 Yes
Buwalda, P. [6792] Indonesia K003463201 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [4187] Malaysia K003462904 Yes
Niyomdham, C. [810] Thailand K003463033 Yes
Lugas, L. [2814] Malaysia K003463203 Yes
M. le Thorel (Dr.) [766] Vietnam K003463036 Yes
[DJ] [4837] K003463034 Yes
s.coll. [15348] Malaysia K003462905 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [s.n.] Malaysia K003462903 Yes
Talib Bidin [SAN84585] Malaysia K003463202 Yes
[D. Boustal] [s.n.] Thailand K003463037 Yes
Thorel [1050] Vietnam K003463038 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0