English: Nutmeg

German: Muskatnussbaum

Mandarin: 肉豆蔻 (rou dou kou)

Portuguese: Noz Moscada

Kingdom: Plantae (1846)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1757)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1481)

      Order: Myricales (6)

        Family: Myricaceae (6) (family description)

          Genus: Myristica (1)

           Epithet: fragrans Houtt. (2)

fragrans => fragrant, of pleasant odour

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: beige, white

Check for Myristica fragrans at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [1691] Myristica fragrans - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [42] Novak, B., Schulz, B. (1998): Tropische Früchte. BLV, Munich, Germany.
• [25] Schütt,P. et al. (2004): Bäume der Tropen. Nikol, Hamburg, Germany.

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