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Myristica dactyloides Gaertn.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Myristica dactyloides |
| Family name: |
MYRISTICACEAE
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| English name: |
Bitter Nutmeg
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| Sinhala name: |
Malaboda (මලබොඩ)
Perimavara (පෙරිමාවර)
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| Tamil name: |
Palmanikam
Catikkaymaram
Kattuc catikkay
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| Sanskrit name: |
Jatiphala
Malatiphala
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Tree up to 10 - 27 m tall. Leaves; lamina (9 -) 13 - 22 (- 30 ) X (4 -) 6 - 11 cm, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate or oblanceolate, broadest at, or frequently rounded to subcordate, coriaceous, glabrous, drying greenish-brown-glossy above, greenish brown with dark reddish-brown venation beneath. Male flowers pedicellate, somewhat numerous, densely umbellate, rusty brownish-yellow-tomentosewithout, light green within. Female flowers fewer in each fascicle, sessile. Fruit solitary or paired, oblong or ovoid, densely orange or rusty-tomentose. Seeds brown or black, very glossy, smooth, with bright yellow or red, fleshy aril.
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Only under cultivation
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