Myristica fragrans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Magnoliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Magnoliales

Familia: Myristicaceae
Genus: Myristica
Species: Myristica fragrans

Name

Myristica fragrans Houtt., 1774

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Palala fragrans (Houtt.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 567 (1891)
Heterotypic
- Aruana silvestris Burm.f. in Ind. Alt.: G, verso (1769)
- Myristica amboinensis Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 225 (1919)
- Myristica aromatica Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 96 (1788)
- Myristica laurella Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 225 (1919)
- Myristica moschata Thunb. in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1782: 49 (1782)
- Myristica officinalis L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 265 (1782)
- Myristica philippinensis Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 225 (1919)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Maluku Introduced into: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Gulf of Guinea Is., Jawa, Laos, Mauritius, Philippines, Réunion, Samoa, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Warburg, O. (1897) Natural History; the Magazine of the American Museum of Natural History. New York 2(3):333.

Additional references

Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.) 2008. Flora of China. Volume 7: Menispermaceae through Capparaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-81-8. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Myristica fragrans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Myristica fragrans. Published online. Accessed: April 14 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Myristica fragrans. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 14. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Myristica fragrans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 April 2024.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Myristica fragrans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2024 April 14.

Vernacular names

dansk: Muskatnødtræ
Deutsch: Muskatnussbaum
English: Nutmeg
español: Nuez moscada
suomi: Muskottipuu
Nordfriisk: Muskaatnöd
magyar: Szerecsendió, muskátdió
italiano: Noce moscata
lietuvių: Kvapusis muskatmedis
norsk nynorsk: Muskat
norsk: Muskat
русский: Мускатник душистый, Мускатный орех
Türkçe: Küçük hindistan cevizi