Myristica dactyloides
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka & more
How to identify Myristica dactyloides
Identify Myristica dactyloides by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Myristicaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Myristica dactyloides.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Myristica dactyloides
- Genus
- Myristica
- Family
- Myristicaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The former has broadly lanceolate to broadly elliptic leaves with obtuse base, being brownish with indistinct veins on the underside.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Myristica dactyloides itself; the rest are typical of the Myristicaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Myristicaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- காட்டுச் சாதிக்காய்
- Malayalam
- അടയ്ക്കാപ്പയിൻ, Myristica dactyloides
- Kannada
- ಜಾಪತ್ರೆ
- Sinhala
- සාදික්කා ගණය
About Myristica dactyloides
Myristica dactyloides is a tree in the Myristicaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and 7 other states.
Myristicaceae
Nutmeg family
Myristica dactyloides belongs to the Myristicaceae family.
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