Knema lampongensis

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Knema lampongensis

Description

Tree 10-15 m. Leaves chartaceous or coriaceous, oblong(-oblanceolate), 23-36 (-56) by 5-12(-14) cm, apex acute(-acuminate), base rounded to cordate, with the basal nerves somewhat crowded; Inflorescences: Fruits 1 or 2 per infructescence, obovoid or subglobose, 2.5 by 2 cm, with dense dark brown hairs 0.6-1 mm long;

Distribution

Anambas Is present, Asia-Tropical: Sumatera (Sumatera present), E Coast present, Lampong present, Palembang present, Riau Arch present
Malesia: Sumatra (E Coast, Palembang, Lampong, Riau Arch.); Anambas Is.

Taxonomy

Knema lampongensis is more or less intermediate between the species K.fur-furacea, K. lamellaria, and K. pollens, morphologically as well as geographically; for differentiating characters see the key to the species.