Knema pallens W.J.deWilde, Blumea 25 (1979)
Latin for 'pale'.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 25 m tall and 36 cm dbh. Stem with red sap. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, very large, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to hairy below, whitish below. Flowers ca. 9 mm diameter, brownish, placed in bundles. Fruits ca. 44 mm long, yellow-red-brown, hairy, dehiscent capsules. Seeds with nearly undivided red aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp and keranga forests up to 200 m altitude. On hillsides and along rivers and streams with 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
Darah-darah.