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Myristica fragrans Houtt.

Nutmeg

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Muskatnuss
English Nutmeg
Français Muskatnuss
Italiano Muskatnuss
Suomi Muskatnuss
Norsk Muskatnuss
Čeština Muskatnuss
Español Nuez moscada
Svenska Muskatnuss
Polski Muskatnuss
Український Muskatnuss
Român Muskatnuss
Русский Muskatnuss
Български Muskatnuss
EESTI Muskatnuss
日本語 Muskatnuss
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Moluccas (Banda Isl.); Thailand [c]; Philippines [c]; Costa Rica [c]; Jamaica [c]; Haiti [c]; Dominican Republic [c]; Panama [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Montserrat [c]; Guadeloupe [c]; Dominica [c]; Martinique [c]; St. Lucia [c]; Honduras [c]; St. Vincent [c]; Grenada [c]; Brazil [c]; Trinidad & Tobago [c]; Fiji [c]; China [c] (Guangdong [c], Yunnan [c]); Taiwan [c]; Society Isl. [c] (Tahiti[c]); Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Pohnpei [c]); Mauritius [c]; La Réunion [c]; Madagascar [c]; Andaman Isl. [c]; Nicobar Isl. [c]; Myanmar [c]; India [c]; Sri Lanka [c]; Nepal [c]; Laos [c]; Vietnam [c]; Cambodia [c]; Sulawesi [c]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [c]; São Tomé [c]
[c] = Commercially cultivated

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Magnoliales
Family Myristicaceae
Genus Myristica
Species fragrans
Author citation Houtt.
Scientific name Myristica fragrans Houtt.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Nutmeg

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Nutmeg

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Nutmeg

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Nutmeg

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson