Knema latericia subsp. albifolia

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Knema latericia subsp. albifolia

Description

Leaves narrow, 11-22 by 2-5 cm; Fruits (sub)sessile, subglobose, ellipsoid, or obovoid, 1.4-2(-3.5, see note) cm long, with bright (yellowish) brown indumentum.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sabah present, Sarawak present), Nunukan Is present, S & E Kalimantan present
Malesia: Borneo (Sarawak; S & E Kalimantan, Nunukan Is.; Sabah).

Morphology

This subspecies is marked by a paler colour in diverse parts, and narrower leaves; the shape of the male buds is depressed obovoid, not depressed (sub)globose, and the staminal disc is rather flat, not (low) mammillate. Several specimens apparently seem to be ± intermediate with subsp. ridleyi. The collection Argent & Saridan 9333 from Central Kalimantan differs in its large fruits, 3.5 cm long.

Citation

W.J. de Wilde 1998: p. 246. – In: Blumea: f. la
W.J. de Wilde 2000 – In: Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 420