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Myristica fragrans

Nutmeg

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Nutmeg; German Muskatnussbaum

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Indonesia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands, gardens

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: (Cond)

KEY FEATURES: A tree to 10m.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Myristica fragrans Houtt.
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); MAGNOLIIDAE; Magnoliales; MYRISTICACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: specimen+photo, Bill Hosking garden, Titikaveka, 3/2002, Coll+photo GMcC.

References:
p.361 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.466 Tropica
p.2/042 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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