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Knema curtisii var. curtisii

Penarahan Tandok; Myristicaceae.

 

Flora Malesiana Vol. 14 (2000): Elliptic or (obovate-)oblong, broadest at or above the middle. 4-10 cm long, base cuneate or attenuate, apex either subacute or sometimes faintly acuminate with blunt tip, obtuse or rounded; nerves 6-16 pairs. nerves and venation faint on both surfaces.

 

Apparently predominantly a freshwater swamp forest species. Trees usually with stilt-roots. Furthermore characterized by leaves smaller than in the type variety, elliptic-oblong to obovate, with obtuse apex, drying brown, and with faint nerves and reticulation.

 

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Uploaded on June 6, 2014
Taken on June 5, 2014