Myristica argentea
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| Myristica argentea | |
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| Species: | M. argentea
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| Myristica argentea Warb.
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Myristica argentea is a tree that grows in the primary rain forests of Papua New Guinea. It is occasionally a source of nutmeg, and it (or its seed) is called Macassar nutmeg, Papua(n) nutmeg, long nutmeg or silver nutmeg.
Description
The leaves are simple and spiral. The petiole is stout, cracked transversally, channeled, and 2.8cm long. The blade is glossy, 20cm × 6.4cm – 13.5cm × 5.6cm – 19cm × 6cm, elliptic, acuminate at the apex in a tail, and shows 13–18 pairs of secondary nerves. The inflorescences are 4.5cm-long racemes. The fruits are globose and 6mm long.