Knema corticosa (synonym Knema globularia), commonly known as seashore nutmeg, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree found in northeastern India, Indochina, south-central China (Yunnan), Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java. It grows on rocky and sandy coasts, riverbanks, and lowland forests.:266
Botany
The tree grows to average of 4-5 metres, but it can grow tall up to 24 m. It has brown to dark green bark with a scaly or cracking surface. The leaves are oblong measuring 4–24 centimetres long and 1.5—7 sm wide, each of them has a shiny surface and a dull bottom.:266
The tree flowers from April to July in most places, but November to February in Thailand. It bears clusters of 1 to 5 fruit, each fruit is spherical with a diameter between 1.0–2 cm and covered with rust brown hairs. When the fruit is ripe, it splits to reveal a seed covered in a bright red or yellowish-orange aril.:266
