Knema kostermansiana is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo. These trees typically vary from about six to 20 meters in height. The leaves are membranous (thin and transparent), chartaceous (paper-like), and elliptic. Possessing short fruit that are typically solitary or grouped with only one or two others, the tree possesses raised nerves. [2]
| Knema kostermansiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Knema |
| Species: | K. kostermansiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Knema kostermansiana de Wilde
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References edit
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Knema kostermansiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31946A9670548. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31946A9670548.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Knema kostermansiana | Flora Malesiana". portal.cybertaxonomy.org. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
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