Myristica malabarica Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Myristicaceae > Myristica

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The bark is greenish-black and smooth. The branches are usually horizontal. Red sap oozes from cuts in the bark. The leaves are alternate. They are 10-22 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. They are narrowly oval and pointed at the tip. They are shiny above and dull and waxy underneath. The male and female flowers are separate. There are several male flowers in a group on the axils of leaves. Female flowers are in groups of 5-6. The fruit capsule is 5-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. It is a rusty brown colour. There is one oblong seed. The aril of fleshy layer around the seed is yellow.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in evergreen and swamp forests. It grows up to 800 m above sea level.
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Evergreen forests. A subcanopy tree in swamp forest and other lowland forest types.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit is used to adulterate true nutmeg. It has little taste.
Uses construction dye food medicinal oil rootstock spice wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Antioxidants (fruit), Antipyretics (fruit), Common cold (fruit), Leishmaniasis (fruit), Ulcer (fruit), Antioxidants (seed), Antipyretics (seed), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Bronchitis (seed), Cough (seed), Earache (seed), Expectorants (seed), Fever (seed), Headache (seed), Liver diseases (seed), Myalgia (seed), Nervous system diseases (seed), Pain (seed), Sprains and strains (seed), Ulcer (seed), Vomiting (seed), Wounds and injuries (seed), Anodyne (unspecified), Antioxidant (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Images

Myristica malabarica unspecified picture

Distribution

Myristica malabarica world distribution map, present in Bangladesh and Myanmar

Conservation status

Myristica malabarica threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:586188-1
WFO ID wfo-0000447776
COL ID 459S3
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Palala malabarica Myristica malabarica