Myristicaceae
Knema
Knema andamanica

Knema andamanica subsp. peninsularis W.J.de Wilde

First published in Blumea 25: 372 (1979)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Little Andaman Islands, Peninsula Thailand. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Thailand

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Banik, D. & Bora, P.P. (2016). A taxonomic study on the diversity of Indian Knema Lour. (Myristicaceae). Taiwania 61: 141-158.
  • Karthigeyan, K., Pandey, R.P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2: 1-689. Botanical Survey of India. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
  • Rasingam, L. & Upadhyay, G.K. (2013). Knema andamanica (Warb.) W.J.de Wilde subsp. peninsularis W.J.de Wilde (Myristicaceae and Ficus annulata Blume (Moraceae - New additions to the flora of India. Taiwania 58: 295-299.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rasingam, L. & Upadhyay, G.K. (2013). Knema andamanica (Warb.) W.J.de Wilde subsp. peninsularis W.J.de Wilde (Myristicaceae and Ficus annulata Blume (Moraceae - New additions to the flora of India. Taiwania 58: 295-299.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0