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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Myristicaceae |
Genus: | Knema |
Species: | K. pubiflora
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Binomial name | |
Knema pubiflora de Wilde
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References
edit- ^ 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.