Horsfieldia sessilifolia

Horsfieldia sessilifolia is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo, and has only been collected once for scientific purposes (1971) from Sarawak,[1] a region known for agroforestry and cultivation of Sarawak black pepper. The habitat of H. sessilifolia is lowland areas of swampy forest.[1]

Horsfieldia sessilifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Horsfieldia
Species:
H. sessilifolia
Binomial name
Horsfieldia sessilifolia
W.J.de Wilde[2]

References

  1. Assessors: World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Horsfieldia sessilifolia in IUCN 2012". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. Gardens' Bulletin. Singapore. 38(2): 201. 1985. "Plant Name Details for Horsfieldia sessilifolia". IPNI. Retrieved June 24, 2012. Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak).


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