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Common name

English: Nutmeg

German: Muskatnussbaum

Mandarin: 肉豆蔻 (rou dou kou)

Portuguese: Noz Moscada

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Myricales (6)

        Family: Myricaceae (6)(family description)

          Genus: Myristica (1)

            Epithet: fragrans Houtt. (2)

fragrans => fragrant, of pleasant odour

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: beige, white

External links

Check for Myristica fragrans at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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