Knema galeata J.Sinclair, Gard. Bull. Sing. 18 (1961)
Latin for 'with helmet'.

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 43 m tall and 43 cm dbh. Stem with red sap. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to hairy, whitish below. Flowers ca. 13 mm diameter, reddish, placed in bundles. Fruits ca. 40 mm long, yellow-orange-brown, glabrous to hairy, dehiscent capsules. Seeds with almost undivided red aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and sub-montane forests up to 1600 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Dara-dara, Kumpang, Mandaharan, Penarahan, Pokon, Semah.