Myristica dactyloides Gaertn.

 
  • Family : MYRISTICACEAE
    (NUTMEG FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Myristicaceae
  • Species : Myristica dactyloides
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
  • Common name : Wild Nutmeg
  • Vernacular name : Kadu jajikai (Kan.); Kattujathikkay, Kaakkai moonji (Tam.); Jaati phala (San.)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : December-February
  • Comments : Often on hills above 1300 m, in sholas in deep shade and in thick evergreen patches of the ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Parthsarathy, N & Pragasan , A L 2009. Check List 5(3):542-569; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Myristica dactyloides. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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