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Knema glaucescens is a tropical rainforest tree in the nutmeg family (Myristicaceae), native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo. It is a wild forest species and is not commonly grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
Knema glaucescens is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo. 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).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Knema glaucescens 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.
