Payena lucida (Wall. ex G.Don.) A.DC., Prodr. 8 (1844)
Latin for 'shiny'.

Note
Specimens from Borneo might actually be Payena ferruginea.

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 41 m tall and 65 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules ca. 2 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy undersurface. Flowers ca. 10 mm diameter, white, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 19 mm long, green, drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 200 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
The roots are used medicinally. The timber is used for house construction. The sap is used as 'gutta percha' (rubber). The fruits are edible.

Distribution
Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Central- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Nyatoh.