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Useful Tropical Plants

Payena dasyphylla

(Miq.) Pierre

Sapotaceae

+ Synonyms

Bassia caudata Ridl.

Isonandra dasyphylla Miq.

Madhuca caudata (Ridl.) H.J.Lam

Common Name: Nyatoh Ekor

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General Information

Payena dasyphylla is a tree that can grow up to 35 metres tall. The buttressed bole can be around 100cm in diameter[
1795
Title
Revision of the Sapotaceae of the Malaysian area in a wider sense. XV. Payena A. De Candolle
Publication
Blumea Vol IX, No 1, 1958
Author
Bruggen A.C. van
Publisher
 
Year
1958
ISBN
 
Description
Written in 1958, but still the most recent work on the full genus of Payena. Very detailed descriptions, it also includes brief notes on uses when known.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded undr the name 'Nyatoh', and to a limited extent for its latex, which can be used as gutta percha.
Although Payena dasyphylla has a large range and some of its distribution encompasses protected areas, there are threats to this species. Over 29% of the tree cover had been lost within its range in the 17 years from 2000 - 2017 causing a suspected population decline. The tree cover loss and population decline would most likely be greater if calculated for three generation lengths (60-150 years). The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
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Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

1795
Title
Revision of the Sapotaceae of the Malaysian area in a wider sense. XV. Payena A. De Candolle
Publication
Blumea Vol IX, No 1, 1958
Author
Bruggen A.C. van
Publisher
 
Year
1958
ISBN
 
Description
Written in 1958, but still the most recent work on the full genus of Payena. Very detailed descriptions, it also includes brief notes on uses when known.

Range

Southeast Asia - Peninsula Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatera)

Habitat

Primary, mixed dipterocarp forest in both lowland and mountainous areas; at elevations up to 1,400 metres[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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1795
Title
Revision of the Sapotaceae of the Malaysian area in a wider sense. XV. Payena A. De Candolle
Publication
Blumea Vol IX, No 1, 1958
Author
Bruggen A.C. van
Publisher
 
Year
1958
ISBN
 
Description
Written in 1958, but still the most recent work on the full genus of Payena. Very detailed descriptions, it also includes brief notes on uses when known.
].

Properties

Conservation StatusEndangered
Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitTree
Height30.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Species in this genus will generally grow in a variety of soils.

Edible Uses

The pale yellowish-brown fruit is a obovoid-ovoid, dryish berry 18 - 25mm x 15mm, with a thin fleshy pericarp and a sinfle, large seed[
1795
Title
Revision of the Sapotaceae of the Malaysian area in a wider sense. XV. Payena A. De Candolle
Publication
Blumea Vol IX, No 1, 1958
Author
Bruggen A.C. van
Publisher
 
Year
1958
ISBN
 
Description
Written in 1958, but still the most recent work on the full genus of Payena. Very detailed descriptions, it also includes brief notes on uses when known.
]. There is no mention of edibility.

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

A latex obtained from the trunk can be used as gutta percha[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Gutta-percha is a natural latex obtained from the sap of the tree. Allowing this fluid to evaporate and coagulate in the sun produces a hard, durable, non-brittle but non-elastic latex which can be made flexible again when heated to temperatures over 50°c, and then retains any form given while cooling. Prior to the advent of synthetic materials, gutta-percha had a wide range of uses - most particularly as an insulating material for electrical wiring and for underwater telegraph wires, a purpose for which it is very well suited since it is bio-inert and so is not attacked by marine plants or animals. Gutta-percha can be moulded into any shape and has been used to make items such as ornate furniture, pistol grips, acid-resistant receptacles and ‘mourning’ jewellery, where its dark colour was an advantage. It has been widely used as the core of golf balls and is still used in modern dentistry where its bio-inertness makes it ideal as a temporary filling for teeth and as a filling material inside tooth fillings[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
,
418
Title
Ecocrop
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
]. It is used locally for fixing tools into their handles[
310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Wood[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
We do not have any more specific information on the wood of this species, but it belongs to a group of timbers collectively called 'Nyatoh'. The general description of nyatoh wood is as follows:-
The heartwood is a dark pink to a red-brown; it is clearly demarcated from the 4 - 9cm wide band of lighter-coloured sapwood. The texture is medium; the grain straight or interlocked, sometimes wavy. The wood is light in weight, soft to moderately hard; strong, somewhat durable, being resistant to dry wood borers, moderately resistant to fungi but susceptible to termites. It seasons somewhat slowly, with a high risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is stable in service. There is a very variable content of silica according to the species, but in general the wood has a high blunting effect so stellite-tipped and tungsten-carbide tools are recommended; nailing and screwing are good, but require pre-boring; gluing is correct. The wood has a range of applications, including for high class furniture and cabinet making, solid doors, panelling, joinery, parquet flooring, boat decking, light carpentry, turnery, moulding and veneer[
848
Title
Tropix 7
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
Publisher
CIRAD
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
,
996
Title
A Dictionary of Malaysian Timbers
Publication
Malayan Forest Records No. 30
Author
Wong T.M.
Website
http://Elaeocarpaceae
Publisher
Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur
Year
2002
ISBN
983-2181-29-1
Description
A fairly comprehensive guide to Malaysian timbers, giving their properties and the main tree species from which they are obtained.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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