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In Singapore: Small-leaved Nutmeg, Gerahan, Merbatu Kechil, Penarahan Padi, Cendarah Padi, 小叶红光树 (Native to Singapore, Vulnerable)
Knema corticosa, known as seashore nutmeg, is a tree in the nutmeg family found in lowland forests, riverbanks and rocky or sandy coasts across Southeast Asia and southern China. It is a wild forest tree rather than a commonly grown garden or houseplant, and care notes below are general guidance for the genus.
Knema corticosa (synonym Knema globularia), commonly known as seashore nutmeg, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree found in northeastern India, Indochina, south-central China (Yunnan), Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java. It grows on rocky and sandy coasts, riverbanks, and lowland forests.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Knema corticosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
