Knema glaucescens Jack, Mal. Misc. 7 (1821)
Latin for 'slightly blue-green'.

Synonyms
Knema geminata (Miq.) Warb., Myristica geminata Miq., Myristica glaucescens (Jack) Hook.f. & Thomson

Description
Understorey tree up to 18 m tall and 14 cm dbh. Stem with red sap. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, slightly hairy below, whitish below. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, browninsh, placed in bundles. Fruits ca. 21 mm diameter, yellow-brownish, hairy, dehiscent capsules. Seeds with nearly undivided red aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and sub-montane forests up to 1300 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, sometimes on periodically waterlogged sites. On sand to clayey soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Central- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Dara-dara.