Myristica ultrabasica
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Description
Tree 20-30 m.
Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic-oblong or oblong(-lanceolate), (2.5-)4-7.5 by (0.8-)l-2 cm, base attenuate, apex subacute or blunt, sometimes narrowly rounded;
Fruits solitary, (ovoid-)ellipsoid, 2-2.5 by 1.5-1.9 cm, apex sometimes 1 mm beaked, base narrowly or broadly rounded, hairs persistent, dense, dull or bright rusty, scurfy, 0.1 mm or less;
Taxonomy
The small, thinly coriaceous leaves with faint nerves are quite typical. Myristica ultrabasica (known only in fruit) is similar to M. lancifolia which differs in its papillose lower leaf surface; it is also similar to M. bifurcata subsp. sulaica (with larger leaves and fruits) and M. tristis (with larger, thinner leaves and much larger subglobose fruits).