Myristica castaneifolia A.Gray

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Myristicaceae > Myristica

Characteristics

A tree. It can grow 5-30 m high. The trunk is slender. It is 40 cm across. The branches are horizontal. The outer ring of flower sepals are brown with a few hairs and dull greenish yellow inside. The fruit are on branches below the leaves. They are yellow to brown. They are softly hairy. The aril or layer around the seed in bright red.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.4
Mature height (meter) 12.5 - 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It can grow in dense or open forest. In Fiji it can grow between 30-1,150 m altitude.
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Open or dense lower montane or hilly forest; at elevations from 100-1,100 metres.
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Usage

Uses dye medicinal timber wood
Edible nuts seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Myristica castaneifolia world distribution map, present in Fiji

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:586005-1
WFO ID wfo-0000447337
COL ID 459KS
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Synonyms

Palala castaneifolia Myristica castaneifolia