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Penarahan - Knema glauca Warb - Myristicaceae
Other names:
Penarahan (Malay)[1]
General information:
Knema glauca is an evergreen tree with a light, open canopy; it can grow from 5 – 30 metres tall. The bole can be free of branches for up to half its height, stilt roots up to 1 metre tall are sometimes present. The tree is harvested from the wild for its seed and timber [2].
Distinguish botanical characteristics:
Updating
Uses:
Unknown
Major/bioactive phytochemicals:
Diterpenes [3]
References:
[1] https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/14377
[2] http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Knema+glauca}
[3] N. Rangkaew, R. Suttisri, M. Moriyasu, K. Kawanishi, A new acyclic diterpene acid and bioactive compounds from Knema glauca, Arch. Pharm. Res. 32 (2009) 685–692. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-009-1506-5.
SK & MT, 2022
