Horsfieldia sessilifolia

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

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]

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 Assessors: World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Horsfieldia sessilifolia in IUCN 2012". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. Gardens' Bulletin. Singapore. 38(2): 201. 1985. "Plant Name Details for Horsfieldia sessilifolia" Check |url= value (help). IPNI. Retrieved June 24, 2012. Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak).


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