Knema malayana

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Description

Tree 3-20 m. Leaves membranous, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 7-21 by 2-7 cm, base cuneate-attenuate to rounded, apex up to 2.5 cm acute-acuminate; Inflorescences: Fruits 1-3 per infructescence, ellipsoid or obovoid, apex subobtuse, base often narrowed, 1.2-1.6 by 0.8-1 cm, with mealy hairs 0.2-0.4 mm long;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present, Singapore present); Sumatera (Sumatera absent), Peninsular Thailand present

Peninsular Thailand; in Malesia: Peninsular Malaysia (most provinces), Singapore.Sumatra

Notes

Not in Sumatra, as was stated by Sinclair.

Citation

Miq. 1858 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 69

A.DC. 1856 – In: Prod.: 205

King 1891: p. 323. – In: Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Cale.: pl. 161

Hook, f. 1886 – In: Fl. Brit. India: 111

Ridl. 1924 – In: FL Malay Penins.: 69

W.J. de Wilde 1979 – In: Blumea: 456

J. Sinclair 1958 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 293

J. Sinclair 1961 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 260

Gamble 1912 – In: Mat. Fl. Malay Penins.: 242