Myristica subcordata var. gigacarpa W.j.de Wilde

Variety

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Myristicaceae > Myristica > Myristica subcordata

Characteristics

Tree 12-20 m. Twigs 5-10 mm diameter, brown. Leaves chartaceous or subcoriace-ous, 28-32 by 8-12 cm, margin flat, lower surface with dense indumentum, hairs 0.1 mm or less. Leaf bud with hairs 0.1 mm or less. Flowers not known. Fruits solitary, axillary to lower leaves, ellipsoid, 5.5-6 by 3.5-4 cm, hairs 0.1 mm or less; pericarp ± woody, 7(-10) mm thick; fruiting pedicel stout, 15—17(—20) by 6 mm, ± lenticellate, bracteole scar 6 mm below apex.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Myristica subcordata var. gigacarpa world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:986021-1
WFO ID wfo-0001390444
COL ID 5Q8SS
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Synonyms

Myristica subcordata var. gigacarpa