Knema lenta[1][2] is a small tree species in the genus Knema, of the family Myristicaceae. It may be a synonym of Knema glauca (Bl.) Warb.[3] and is called: 狭叶红光树 xia ye hong guang shu in Chinese and máu chó thấu kính in Vietnamese.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Myristicaceae |
Genus: | Knema |
Species: | K. lenta
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Binomial name | |
Knema lenta | |
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Description
editThe tree grows up to 20 m (66 ft) tall, in tropical forest areas up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in elevation, in Bangladesh, China (Yunnan), India (including Andaman Islands), Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[4]
References
edit- ^ Warburg, O (1897) Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 68: 584.
- ^ The plant list (retrieved 19 January 2018)
- ^ GBIF: Knema glauca (retrieved 19 January 2018)
- ^ Flora of China: Knema lenta