Knema hirtella W.J.deWilde, Blumea 25 (1979)
Latin for 'with short stiff hairs'.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 28 m tall and 28 cm dbh. Stem with red sap. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to hairy, whitish below. Flowers ca. 7 mm diameter, green-creamish, placed in bundles. Fruits ca. 30 mm long, orange-red-brown, hairy, dehiscent capsules. Seeds with nearly undivided red aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests up to 1000 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, sometimes on periodically inundated sites. On clay to sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

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

Local names in Borneo
Dara-dara, Darah-darah, Kumpang, Kupang.