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Tricarpelema pumilum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Genus:	Tricarpelema
Species:	T. pumilum
Binomial name
Tricarpelema pumilum (Hallier f.) Faden
Synonyms
Pollia pumila Hallier f.

Tricarpelema pumilum is a monocotyledonous herbaceous plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is known from only six collections on the island of Borneo. The species looks like a smaller version of the closely related Tricarpelema philippense, but the two can be differentiated based on the size and shape of the capsule, as well as the number of seeds per locule.

Distribution and habitat

Tricarpelema pumilum has only been collected 6 times, all of which were made on the island of Borneo in the Malay Archipelago. One collection was made in the Temburong district of Brunei, one was made in the Kapit Division in eastern Malaysia's state of Sarawak, while the remaining 4 have their origins in Kalimantan in Indonesia.

References

1. "Tricarpelema pumilum (Hallier f.) Faden". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
2. "Tricarpelema pumilum (Hallier f.) Faden". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
3. ^ Faden, Robert B. (2007), "New Species of Tricarpelema (Commelinaceae) from Africa and Asia, Including the First Record of the Genus from Africa and a Synopsis of the Genus", Novon, 17 (2): 160–171, doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2007)17[160:NSOTCF]2.0.CO;2, S2CID 85944883

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