Knema pubiflora

Knema pubiflora is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to Borneo. It is a Mid-canopy tree up to 38 m tall and 41 cm dbh. Stem with red sap. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, rather small, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to hairy below, whitish below. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, yellow-brown, placed in bundles. Fruits ca. 21 mm long, yellow-orange-brown, hairy, dehiscent capsules. Seeds with nearly undivided red aril.

Knema pubiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Knema
Species:
K. pubiflora
Binomial name
Knema pubiflora
de Wilde

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Knema pubiflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31957A9671046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31957A9671046.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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