Myristica bifurcata subsp. sulaica W.j.de Wilde

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Myristicaceae > Myristica > Myristica bifurcata

Characteristics

Tree 10-40 m. Leaf bud and twig apex with hairs short or long, 0.1-0.5(-l) mm, those of inflorescences and flowers only 0.1-0.2 mm. Leaves early glabrescent. Peduncle of male inflorescences up to 5 mm. Male flowers: pedicel 2-2.5 mm, bracteole ovate, 1 mm, persistent; buds (slightly immature) 2.5 by 1.5 mm. Androecium 1.8-2 mm; androphore short, 0.5 by 0.4 mm, glabrous or almost so; synandrium 1.5 by 0.7 mm, thecae c. 14, sterile apex minute, 0.1 mm. Female flowers: pedicel 2-4 mm, bracteole minute, ± caducous; buds ovoid-oblong, 3-3.5 by 2(-2.5) mm; ovary 2 by 1 mm, with hairs 0.1 (-0.2) mm. Fruits subglobose or ovoid to ellipsoid(-oblong), 3-4 by 2.5 cm, with scurfy hairs 0.2 mm.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 40.0
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Usage

UsesBark boiled in water and exudate drunk by young women with yellow faces (?anaemia) {de Vogel 4455). Wood used for house construction.
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Conservation status

Myristica bifurcata subsp. sulaica threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:951736-1
WFO ID wfo-0001365892
COL ID 5JTC8
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Synonyms

Myristica bifurcata subsp. sulaica