Knema laurina

Knema laurina
Illustration of Knema laurina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Knema
Species:
K. laurina
Binomial name
Knema laurina
Varieties[2]
  • Knema laurina var. heteropilis W.J.de Wilde
  • Knema laurina var. laurina
Synonyms[2][3][4]
  • Myristica laurina Blume (1837)
  • Palala laurina (Blume) Kuntze

synonyms of var. heteropilis:

  • Myristica furfurascens Gand.

synonyms of var. laurina:

  • Knema cantleyi (Hook.f.) Warb.
  • Myristica cantleyi Hook.f.
  • Myristica laurina var. borneensis Miq.
  • Myristica laurina var. longifolia Miq.
  • Myristica tomentosa Blume, nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Palala cantleyi (Hook.f.) Kuntze

Knema laurina is a species of tree in the family Myristicaceae.[5] It is native to western Indochina (Myanmar, the Nicobar Islands, and Peninsular Thailand) and western Malesia – Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Borneo, and Sumatra (including Simeulue, Siberut, and Bangka).[2]

Two varieties are accepted:[2]

  • Knema laurina var. heteropilis W.J.de Wilde – Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and western Java[2]
  • Knema laurina var. laurina – western Indochina and western Malesia[4]

The species was first described as Myristica laurina by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1837. In 1897 Otto Warburg placed the species in genus Knema as Knema laurina.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Zainal Ariffin, A.HJ. (2023). "Knema laurina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T62648A223605710. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T62648A223605710.en. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Knema laurina (Blume) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Knema laurina var. heteropilis W.J.de Wilde". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Knema laurina var. laurina". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Knema laurina Warb". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
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