Myristica subalulata var. paucifructa
Description
Tree 5-15 m.
Leaves membranous or subchartaceous, the lower surface glabrous or somewhat pubescent, not or but indistinctly papillose.
Inflorescences:
Fruits 1-3 per infructescence, (ovoid-)ellipsoid, 2.5-3 by 1.7-2 cm;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Maluku (Maluku present), Kai Is present, Papua Barat present, Papua New Guinea present, Papuan Islands present
Malesia: Moluccas (Kai Is.); widely distributed in Papua Barat and Papua New Guinea, including the Papuan Islands
Morphology
The variety paucifructa accommodates specimens with few fruits per in-fructescence, the fruits being large in comparison to those of the type variety. Vegetatively and in flowers the specimens of the present var. paucifructa merge with those of var. subalulata. Possibly var. paucifructa has developed polytopically. All specimens are from montane areas.