Knema pubiflora W.J.deWilde, Blumea 25 (1979)
Latin for 'with soft hairy flowers'.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 38 m tall and 41 cm dbh. Stem with red sap. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, rather small, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to hairy below, whitish below. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, yellow-brown, placed in bundles. Fruits ca. 21 mm long, yellow-orange-brown, hairy, dehiscent capsules. Seeds with nearly undivided red aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and keranga forests up to 300 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

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

Local names in Borneo
Darah-darah, Gamousu, Kumpang, Pala, Tali makas.