Myristica cerifera A.C.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Myristicaceae > Myristica

Characteristics

A dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 20m high.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

Mostly in primary (and secondary) forest on well-drained soil, on crests and hill slopes, also coastal flatland, on limestone, riverbanks, rarely in swamp forest, and on inner edge of mangrove swamps; at elevations up to 300 metres.
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Usage

Uses dye wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Myristica cerifera world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

Conservation status

Myristica cerifera threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:586008-1
WFO ID wfo-0000447343
COL ID 459KV
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Synonyms

Myristica cerifera