Myristica fragrans

Myristica fragrans

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, 2nd 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

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