About Nutmeg tree
Myristica fragrans, commonly known as the nutmeg tree, is an evergreen species indigenous to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. This aromatic tree is economically significant as the primary source of two distinct spices: nutmeg, derived from its seed, and mace, obtained from the seed's aril. Valued for centuries in global spice trade, M. fragrans is now widely cultivated throughout tropical regions, including parts of Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia), South Asia (Kerala in India, Sri Lanka), East Asia (Guangdong and Yunnan in China, Taiwan), the Caribbean (notably Grenada), and South America.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Myristica fragrans
- Genus
- Myristica
- Family
- MYRISTICACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Indonesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
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
Myristicaceae
Nutmeg family
Nutmeg tree belongs to the Myristicaceae family.
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