Myristica fragrans

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Cultivated[1].

Ecology: Lowland forest . The original source of nutmeg.[2].

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 30-40' apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Muhlenbergia uniflora var. terrae-novae Fern. • Sporobolus uniflorus (Muhl.) Scribn. & Merr.

Notes

Publishing author : Houtt. Publication : Handl. Pl.-Kruidk. iii. 333.

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Myristica

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

M. fragrans (Nutmeg)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 12, 2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Myristica fragrans. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:

• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, Plants of Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2645094
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-18125
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13729072
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:586076-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 24855
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 18125
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 586076-1
• IUCN ID: 225242
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: MYOF
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 50134

Footnotes

1. "Myristica fragrans". in Flora of China Vol. 7 Page 99. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Myristica fragrans. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]

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