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Knema globularia

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Species of plant

Knema globularia
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Knema
Species: K. globularia
Binomial name
Knema globularia
(Lamk.) Warb.
Synonyms
List
    • Knema bicolor Rafin.
    • Knema corticosa Lour.
    • Knema corticosa var. tonkinensis Warburg
    • Knema missionis (Wall. ex King) Warb.
    • Knema missionis (Wall.) Warb.
    • Knema petelotii Merr.
    • Knema sphaerula (Hook. fil.) Airy Shaw
    • Knema wangii Hu
    • Myristica corticosa (Lour.) Hook. fil. & Thoms.
    • Myristica globularia Lam.
    • Myristica lanceolata Wall.
    • Myristica missionis Wall.
    • Myristica missionis Wall. ex King
    • Myristica sphaerula Hook. fil.
    • Palala corticosa (Lour.) Kuntze
    • Palala sphaerula (Hook. fil.) Kuntze

Knema globularia or seashore nutmeg is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree found in Cambodia, China, India and Southeast Asia. It grows on rocky and sandy coasts, riverbanks, and lowland forests.

Botany

The tree grows to average of 4-5 metres, but it can grow tall up to 24 m. It has brown to dark green bark with a scaly or cracking surface. The leaves are oblong measuring 4–24 centimetres long and 1.5—7 sm wide, each of them has a shiny surface and a dull bottom.

The tree flowers from April to July in most places, but November to February in Thailand. It bears clusters of 1 to 5 fruit, each fruit is spherical with a diameter between 1.0–2 cm and covered with rust brown hairs. When the fruit is ripe, it splits to reveal a seed covered in a bright red or yellowish-orange aril.

References

  1. Oldfield, S. (2020). "Knema globularia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T34546A149815153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T34546A149815153.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Knema globularia (Lam.) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ Tan, Ria (2023). "Seashore nutmeg (Knema globularia)". Wild Singapore. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ de Wilde, W. J. J. O. (1994). "Myristicaceae". Flora Malesiana. 14 (1): 1–632 – via Naturalis Institutional Repository.
Taxon identifiers
Knema globularia
Myristica globularia


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