Knema pubiflora

Knema pubiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Knema
Species: K. pubiflora
Binomial name
Knema pubiflora
de Wilde

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.

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