Knema bengalensis

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Knema bengalensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Knema
Species:
K. bengalensis
Binomial name
Knema bengalensis
de Wilde

Knema bengalensis is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to Bangladesh. Its type was collected in the Chittagong District of Bangladesh, and in 1997 it was classed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Knema bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T32004A9672555. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32004A9672555.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.