Knema attenuata (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.

M. G, Govind & Dan, M., 2024, Significance of carpology in the taxonomy of the family Myristicaceae from the Western Ghats, India, Rheedea 34 (2), pp. 118-123 : 121

3. Knema attenuata (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb. Figs. 1c & 2c

Fruits usually solitary, rarely in pairs, dehiscent, 3–5 × 2–4 cm, ovoid to ovate, brown, apex obtuse, base round, longitudinal suture on both sides, scurfy pubescent; fruit wall fleshy, soft, 0.7–1.5 cm thick, brown; seeds 2.5–5 cm, oblong, black; aril red, completely covering seeds.

Figures

Fig.1.Fruits.a.EndocomiamacrocomaW.J.deWilde;b.Gymnacrantheracanarica(Bedd.exKing)Warb.;c.Knemaattenuata(Wall.exHook.f.&Thomson) Warb.;d.Knema flavostamina M.G.Govind& Dan;e.Myristica andamanicaHook.f.;f. M.beddomei King; g.M.fragrans Houtt.;h.M.magnifica Bedd.; i. M. malabarica Lam.;j. M. pushpangadaniana M.G.Govind & Dan ex Kottaim.; k. M. trobogarii M.G.Govind & Dan.

Fig. 2. Seeds with aril. a. Endocomia macrocoma W.J.de Wilde; b. Gymnacranthera canarica (Bedd. ex King) Warb.; c. Knema attenuata (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.; d. Knema flavostamina M.G.Govind & Dan; e. Myristica andamanica Hook.f.; f. M. beddomei King; g. M. fragrans Houtt.; h. M. magnifica Bedd.;i. M. malabarica Lam.;j. M. pushpangadaniana M.G.Govind & Dan ex Kottaim.; k. M. trobogarii M.G.Govind & Dan.