Knema glaucescens

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Knema glaucescens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Knema
Species:
K. glaucescens
Binomial name
Knema glaucescens
Synonyms [2]
  • Myristica glaucescens(Jack) Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Palala glaucescens(Jack) Kuntze
  • Knema geminata(Miq.) Warb.
  • Myristica geminataMiq.
  • Palala geminata(Miq.) Kuntze

Knema glaucescens is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae . [2] [3] It is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo. [1] However, a morpho-taxonomic study of fossil leaves assemblage discovered from the upper part of the Siwalik succession of sediments of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, had shape, base and venation pattern comparable to Knema glaucescens (Myristicaceae). [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Oldfield, S. (2020). "Knema glaucescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T34545A149815113. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T34545A149815113.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Knema glaucescens Jack". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Knema glaucescens Jack". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ Khan, M., Ghosh, R., Bera, S., Spicer, R. and Spicer, T., 2013. Erratum to: Floral diversity during Plio-Pleistocene Siwalik sedimentation (Kimin Formation) in Arunachal Pradesh, India, and its palaeoclimatic significance. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 93(3), pp.389-389.
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