Jati-Phal / Nutmeg Tree
Myristica fragrans
Also known as Mace Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa & more
- Flowering
- December-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Myristica fragrans
- Genus
- Myristica
- Family
- Myristicaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Indonesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Myristicaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Myristicaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जातीफल jati-phal, जायफल jayaphal, jaiphal
- Nepali
- जाइफल jaiphal
- Bengali
- জাতিফল jatiphala, জায়ফল jayaphala, জয়ত্রি
- Tamil
- சாதிக்காய் cati-k-kay
- Telugu
- జాజికాయ jajikaya
- Kannada
- ಜಾಕಾಯಿ jakayi, ಜಾತೀಫಲ jatiphala, ಮೈರಿಸ್ಟಿಕಾ ಫ್ರಾಗ್ರನ್ಸ್
- Malayalam
- ജാതി jathi, ജാതിക്കാ jathikka, ജാതി (മരം)
- Marathi
- जातीफल jatiphala, जायफळ jayaphala
- Sinhala
- සාදික්කා
About Jati-Phal
Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans) is a tree belonging to the Myristicaceae family (Nutmeg family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose flower clusters, berry with aril fruit. It is native to Indonesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-August. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Data Deficient (DD).
Myristicaceae
Nutmeg family
Jati-Phal belongs to the Myristicaceae family.
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