Knema latericia Elmer

  • Filed As

    Myristicaceae
    Knema latericia Elmer

  • Collector(s)

    E. Soepadmo 41, 11 Nov 1989

  • Location

    Malaysia. Cameron Highlands.

  • Habitat

    Montane forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 15 m tall; leaves simple, alternate; fruits globose, brown-scurfy; seed 1, large, brownish.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04728794

    Occurrence ID: 3b3c0615-c8e6-4bb6-aa5e-f3ef84b8212a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Magnoliales

  • Family

    Myristicaceae

  • All Determinations

    Knema latericia Elmer

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Malaysia

  • Locality

    Cameron Highlands

  • Elevation

    Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.57, 101.42

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
MYRISTICACEAE
Knema laterica Elmer.
Det. By:
Field Char: Tree, 15 m tall; leaves simple,
alternate; fruits globose, brown-scurfy; seed
1, large, brownish.
Locality: Cameron Highlands.
Habitat: Montane forest.
900 m, 4°34*N X 101°25’E
E. Soepadmo and M. Suhaimi s41, November 11,
1989
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q66O3904-G, Q66O3905-H
Q66O3906-I.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of
Natural History and University of Malaya.
04728794