Knema lenta

Knema lenta[1][2] is a small tree species in the genus Knema, of the family Myristicaceae. It may be a synonym of Knema glauca (Bl.) Warb.[3] and is called: 狭叶红光树 xia ye hong guang shu in Chinese and máu chó thấu kính in Vietnamese.

Knema lenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Knema
Species:
K. lenta
Binomial name
Knema lenta
Synonyms
  • Knema angustifolia Warb.
  • Knema cinerea var. glauca (Bl.) Y.H. Li
  • Knema glauca (Blume) Peterm.
  • Knema lenta Pierre
  • Knema lenta Pierre ex Warb.
  • Knema palembanica Warb.
  • Myristica angustifolia Roxb.
  • Myristica caesia Zipp.
  • Myristica caesia Zipp. ex Span.
  • Myristica glauca Bl.
  • Myristica lenta Pierre
  • Myristica lenta Pierre ex Lecomte
  • Myristica lenta Pierre ex Warb.
  • Myristica palembanica Miq.
  • Palala palembanica (Miq.) Kuntze

Description

The tree grows up to 20 m (66 ft) tall, in tropical forest areas up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in elevation, in Bangladesh, China (Yunnan), India (including Andaman Islands), Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[4]

References
  1. Warburg, O (1897) Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 68: 584.
  2. The plant list (retrieved 19 January 2018)
  3. GBIF: Knema glauca (retrieved 19 January 2018)
  4. Flora of China: Knema lenta
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