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Myristica fragrans

Houtt. (1774)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Magnoliales Family: Myristicaceae Genus: Myristica

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Nat. Hist. 2(3): 333 (1774)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Myristica fragrans Kauai Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, east side of Lawai Stream, Maidenhair Falls, along Spice of Life trail. Cultivated plants. Preserved_Specimen Small tree 3.5 meters tall, crown densely branched, leaved dark glossy green abo ve, paler beneath. Female plant, fruit brownish-yellow, splittingh when mature to reveal shiny brown-black seed covered by red fragran6t aril. From seed collected at Phnpei Ag. Station. Lorence, D.H. 10707 Kauai BISH 2017-08-16
2 Myristica fragrans Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Tree 5 m. tall; corollas white. Miller, J.S. 7830 Oahu BISH 1992-07-29
3 Myristica fragrans Koloa District National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, east side of Lawai Stream, Maidenhair Falls, along Spice of Life trail. Cultivated plants. Preserved_Specimen Small tree 3.5 m tall, crown densly branched, leaved dark glossy green above, paler beneath. Male plant, flowers pale greenish yellow, not fragrant (6 pm). From seed collected at Pohnpei Ag. Station in 2007. Lorence, D.H. 10708 Kauai BISH 2017-08-16
4 Myristica fragrans Honolulu; Foster Botanic Garden In full sun. Preserved_Specimen A tree 5 m. tall with a dense conically-shaped crown. Flowers cream; with a slight pleasant fragrance (morning). Lau, J. 1597 Oahu BISH 1985-11-05
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