Myristica fragrans

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	MAGNOLIALES	MYRISTICACEAE

Scientific Name:

Myristica fragrans

Species Authority:

Houtt.

Common Name/s:

English	–	Nutmeg
Spanish	–	Nuez De Banda, Nuez De Especias, Nuez Moscada

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 2.3
Year Published:	1998
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Range Description:	It is thought to occur naturally in Banda Island in the Moluccas, but it is now widely cultivated in the tropics, becoming naturalised in many areas.
Countries:	Native: Indonesia (Maluku, Sumatera) Introduced: Puerto Rico
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Habitat and Ecology:	Lowland forest. The original source of nutmeg.
Systems:	Terrestrial

	de Wilde, W.J.J.O. 1997. Notes on Southeast Asian and Malesian Myristica and description of new taxa (Myristicaceae). Blumea 42(1): 111-190. Elliott, S. and Brimacombe, J. 1985. The medicinal plants of Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia. Meléndez, E.N. 1982. Plantas Medicinales de Puerto Rico. Universidad de Puerto Rico. Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

de Wilde, W.J.J.O. 1997. Notes on Southeast Asian and Malesian Myristica and description of new taxa (Myristicaceae). Blumea 42(1): 111-190.

Elliott, S. and Brimacombe, J. 1985. The medicinal plants of Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia.

Meléndez, E.N. 1982. Plantas Medicinales de Puerto Rico. Universidad de Puerto Rico.

Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Citation:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Myristica fragrans. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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