Myristica fatua Houtt.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Magnoliales

  • Family

    Myristicaceae

  • All Determinations

    Myristica fatua Houtt.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Taféa

  • County/Municipio

    Middle Bush Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, Central Tanna, along road from Lenakel to Yasur, c. 5.6 km SE of Lamnatu.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 422 m. (1385 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.5002, 169.346

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

    No botanical uses.

03599176
03599176
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Myristicaceae)
Myristica fatua Houtt.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Central
Tanna, along road from Lenakel to Yasur, c. 5.6 km SE
of Lamnatu.
S 19° 30’ 00.6”; E 169° 20’ 46.9"; 422 m elev.
Tree, 10 m tall. Fruits tannish-orange, aril
reddish-orange. Growing in dense, mature forest. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2817	June 11,2014
Michael Balick, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Kate Armstrong, R.
Sean Thackurdeen
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.