Myristica fragrans Houtt.

 
  • Family : MYRISTICACEAE
    (Nutmeg Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JATIPHALA FAMILY (जातिफल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : MYRISTICACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Myristica fragrans Houtt.
  • Common name : Nutmeg tree, Mace tree
  • Vernacular name : Jathikkay (Tamil); Jathikka, Jathi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Flower, Fruit : December-August
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Native : Indonesia
  • Conservation Status : Data Deficient (DD)
  • Literature : Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Myristica fragrans. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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